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How exposed to AI is a Tire Repairers and Changer?

Of the 26 tasks O*NET lists for tire repairers and changers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 26 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Alignment TechnicianLube TechnicianService TechnicianTire BusterTire ChangerTire InstallerTire RepairerTire Shop MechanicTire Technician
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
26
tasks rated for this occupation
2%
hold a degree, from a survey of 27
93k
people do this job in the US
50 of 50
least protected in installation and repair

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

26
  • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks
  • Remount wheels onto vehicles
  • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools
  • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels
  • Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly
  • Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects
  • Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels
  • Reassemble tires onto wheels
  • Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools
  • Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears
  • Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles
  • Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement
  • Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries
  • Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools
  • Clean and tidy up the shop
  • Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers
  • Order replacements for tires or tubes
  • Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers
  • Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks
  • Clean sides of whitewall tires
  • Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings
  • Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting
  • Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process
  • Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates
  • Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion
  • Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.