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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Commercial Tire Service Tech (Commercial Tire Service Technician)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #384 of 702. Estimated risk: 70.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

36%

“Commercial Tire Service Tech (Commercial Tire Service Technician)” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 36% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

58%

“Commercial Tire Service Tech (Commercial Tire Service Technician)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 58% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Tire Repairers and Changers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Repair and replace tires.

Avg. Annual Salary $39,140
Avg. Hourly Wage $18.82
Available Jobs (US) 106,620
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Tire Repairers and Changers #49-3093
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Tire Repairers and Changers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.

  • Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.

  • Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.

  • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.

  • Clean sides of whitewall tires.

  • Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.

  • Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.

  • Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.

  • Reassemble tires onto wheels.

  • Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.

  • Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.

  • Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.

  • Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.

  • Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.

  • Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.

  • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.

  • Order replacements for tires or tubes.

  • Clean and tidy up the shop.

  • Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.

  • Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.

  • Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.

  • Remount wheels onto vehicles.

  • Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.

  • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.

Technologies & Software

  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Project estimation software
  • Recordkeeping software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Word
  • Augury (Predictive Maintenance)
  • Accounting software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Uptake AI
  • ServiceMax AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Handheld extruders
  • Inner-liner scrapers
  • Mold presses
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Hawk bill knives
  • Tire irons
  • Heavy duty awls
  • Lug wrenches
  • Tire hammers
  • Bead breakers
  • Thermocutters
  • Notched-blade trim knives
  • Computerized tire/wheel balancing equipment
  • Scissors
  • Hub-cap pullers
  • Airless spray guns
  • Trimmer shears
  • Heavy duty T-handle spiral probe cement tools
  • Shears
  • Cutting blades
  • Mechanical tire changers
  • Vulcanizing machines
  • Air drills
  • Curved-point scalpel knives
  • Tire tread depth gauges
  • Power grinders
  • Tire plug guns
  • Holding clamps
  • Bail cutting knives
  • Hand rollers for adhesives
  • Stickleback rasps
  • Pneumatic wrenches
  • Square point knives
  • Heavy duty T-handle reamers
  • Wire brushes
  • Buffers
  • Balancing machines
  • Mill knives
  • Power hoists
  • Torque wrenches
  • Duck-billed bead-breaking wedges
  • Insertion tools
  • Rubber patch guns
  • Bead expanders
  • Mallets
  • Safety shoes
  • Power tire spreaders
  • Tire reamers
  • Hydraulic pumps
  • Tire knockers
  • Rim clamp tire changers
  • Tire stands
  • Regroovers
  • Deburring tools
  • Jacks
  • Safety gloves
  • Bead seaters
  • Insulated heater knives
  • Electric knife heaters
  • Pricking awls
  • Awls
  • Hammers
  • Air/steam bags
  • Fast-trim vent knives
  • Tire probing awls
  • Hot vulcanizing plates
  • Workshop cranes
  • Utility knives
  • Truck lock ring removers
  • 4-way tire valve tools
  • Razor knives
  • Truck tire spoons
  • Hand rasps
  • Personal computers
  • Taper point knives
  • Eye protection
  • Respirators
  • Air spray guns
  • Scrapers
  • Desktop computers