How to hire tire repairers and changers
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Job description template
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. • Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly. • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks. • Reassemble tires onto wheels. • Remount wheels onto vehicles. • Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools. • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent] • Working knowledge of mechanical and customer and personal service • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $18.13 an hour ($37,710 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for tire repairers and changers
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What tire repairers and changers do
- Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
- Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.
- Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
- Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
- Reassemble tires onto wheels.
- Remount wheels onto vehicles.
- Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
- Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
Education, experience and outlook for tire repairers and changers
- Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 3 months (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: +3.4% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 12,900 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay tire repairers and changers
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $47,650 |
| Montana | $46,360 |
| Colorado | $45,380 |
| Washington | $44,670 |
| New Jersey | $44,440 |
| Louisiana | $33,900 |
| New Mexico | $31,640 |
| West Virginia | $29,880 |
See tire repairers and changers pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 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. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.