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Tire Repairers and Changers vs Motorcycle Mechanics

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Tire Repairers and Changers and Motorcycle Mechanics 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.”

Tire Repairers and Changers Motorcycle Mechanics
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$37,120
$47,200
Employment · BLS OEWS
106,620
14,010
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
4th pct
16th pct

At a glance

Dimension Tire Repairers and Changers Motorcycle Mechanics
Median pay $37,120 $47,200
Employment 106,620 14,010
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.7%) About average (+5.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 15,300 1,500
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 4th pct Low · 16th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 26th pct · 18% of tasks 26th pct · 18% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Augmentation-leaning (53.5%)
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, Trunk Strength, Manual Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Customer and Personal Service, Static Strength, Extent Flexibility, Near Vision, Problem Sensitivity, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Finger Dexterity, Control Precision, English Language, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Repairing, Quality Control Analysis, Selective Attention.

Specific to Tire Repairers and Changers

  • Administration and Management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Service Orientation
  • Speech Clarity
  • Written Comprehension
  • Reaction Time
  • Far Vision
  • Speech Recognition

Specific to Motorcycle Mechanics

  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operation and Control
  • Judgment and Decision Making

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 , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Tire Repairers and Changers

Specific to Motorcycle Mechanics

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tire Repairers and Changers or Motorcycle Mechanics — 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. "Tire Repairers and Changers vs Motorcycle Mechanics." 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; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); 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/tire-repairers-and-changers-vs-motorcycle-mechanics

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Singulariki. (2026). Tire Repairers and Changers vs Motorcycle Mechanics. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/tire-repairers-and-changers-vs-motorcycle-mechanics

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  title  = {Tire Repairers and Changers vs Motorcycle Mechanics},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/tire-repairers-and-changers-vs-motorcycle-mechanics}
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