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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace tire repairers and changers?

Tire Repairers and Changers. US occupation 49-3093.

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of the time tire repairers and changers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of tire repairers and changers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for tire repairers and changersWhat tire repairers and changers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 25 tasks for tire repairers and changers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

25 of the 25 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.Core task
  • Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.Core task
  • Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.Core task
  • Clean and tidy up the shop.Core task
  • Clean sides of whitewall tires.Core task
  • Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.Core task
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  • Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.Core task
  • Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.Core task
  • Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.Core task
  • Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.Core task
  • Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.Core task
  • Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.Core task
  • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.Core task
  • Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.Core task
  • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.Core task
  • Reassemble tires onto wheels.Core task
  • Remount wheels onto vehicles.Core task
  • Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.Core task
  • Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.Core task
  • Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.Core task
  • Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.Core task
  • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.Core task
  • Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.
  • Order replacements for tires or tubes.
  • Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion.

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, tire repairers and changers rank 48. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

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  2. 346Tile and Stone Setters 0.0%
  3. 346Tire Builders 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.