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Overview
The work includes cleaning and inspecting tyres, preparing damaged areas, applying rubber patches, clamping tyres into moulds, adjusting vulcanising equipment and checking repaired tyres before return or storage.
In job descriptions, look for tyre inspection, buffing, patching, vulcanising machine setup, hot or cold vulcanisation, balancing, protective gear, repair records, stock handling and safe use of workshop equipment.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Tyre repair work can include inspection, cleaning, buffing, patching, mould clamping, machine adjustment and final checks. The aim is to repair damaged tread or casing areas safely and consistently.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes tyre types, hot and cold vulcanisation, rubber patches, machine settings, balancing, protective equipment, repair records and recognising damage that should not be repaired.
Salary context
Pay is best read through repair complexity, machine responsibility, workshop pace, inspection duties, customer contact, stock handling and whether the role includes fitting, sales or warehouse tasks.
Career paths
Development may start in tyre service, workshop assistance, warehouse handling or vehicle maintenance and move toward specialist repair, workshop supervision, quality checking or tyre sales support.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names vulcanising machines, patch preparation, tyre balancing, moulds, hot or cold repair, inspection standards, protective gear and written repair records.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is tyre builder.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Tire Repairers and Changers
49-3093.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETTire Builders
51-9197.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
22.11Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
Alternative labels
Occupation group
rubber products machine operator (8141.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/121bd198-af39-4fac-8249-b384910f7bd7 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8141.1.8 |
| ISCO group | 8141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |