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Bicycle Repairers vs Tire Builders

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bicycle Repairers and Tire Builders on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Bicycle Repairers Tire Builders
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$40,360
$55,580
Employment · BLS OEWS
12,590
20,970
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
40th pct
2nd pct

At a glance

Dimension Bicycle Repairers Tire Builders
Median pay $40,360 $55,580
Employment 12,590 20,970
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-2.3%) About average (+2.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,600 2,500
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 40th pct Low · 2nd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 11th pct · 13% of tasks 28th pct · 18% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Mechanical, Visualization, Finger Dexterity, Near Vision, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, English Language, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Oral Expression, Speech Clarity, Administration and Management, Engineering and Technology, Oral Comprehension, Speech Recognition, Production and Processing, Control Precision, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Selective Attention, Extent Flexibility.

Specific to Bicycle Repairers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Speaking
  • Service Orientation
  • Equipment Selection
  • Equipment Maintenance

Specific to Tire Builders

  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Rate Control
  • Trunk Strength
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Reaction Time
  • Static Strength
  • Monitoring

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Bicycle Repairers

Specific to Tire Builders

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bicycle Repairers or Tire Builders — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Bicycle Repairers vs Tire Builders." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/bicycle-repairers-vs-tire-builders

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Singulariki. (2026). Bicycle Repairers vs Tire Builders. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bicycle-repairers-vs-tire-builders

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  title  = {Bicycle Repairers vs Tire Builders},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/bicycle-repairers-vs-tire-builders}
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