Tire Repairers and Changers

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

• AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
• AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
• Little or no AI speed-up: 26 (100%)

• Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Remount wheels onto vehicles.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Reassemble tires onto wheels.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Clean and tidy up the shop.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Order replacements for tires or tubes.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Clean sides of whitewall tires.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task

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