Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-3093 Tire Repairers and Changers
Repair and replace tires.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 111,620 |
2.4 % |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.79 |
$11.22 |
$13.41 |
$16.36 |
$19.45 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,350 |
$23,330 |
$27,890 |
$34,020 |
$40,460 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
83,710 |
15.08 |
$13.91 |
$28,920 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
7,420 |
0.80 |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
6,990 |
0.22 |
$17.00 |
$35,350 |
| Automobile Dealers |
3,050 |
0.24 |
$14.10 |
$29,320 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,750 |
0.80 |
$15.17 |
$31,540 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
83,710 |
15.08 |
$13.91 |
$28,920 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing |
1,220 |
0.90 |
$15.04 |
$31,280 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
7,420 |
0.80 |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,750 |
0.80 |
$15.17 |
$31,540 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
640 |
0.30 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
14,020 |
1.16 |
1.50 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| California |
10,700 |
0.63 |
0.82 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Florida |
6,040 |
0.70 |
0.91 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Michigan |
4,030 |
0.93 |
1.21 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
| Ohio |
3,740 |
0.69 |
0.89 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
890 |
1.92 |
2.50 |
$14.26 |
$29,650 |
| Idaho |
1,210 |
1.71 |
2.22 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Utah |
2,020 |
1.39 |
1.80 |
$13.80 |
$28,700 |
| Alaska |
410 |
1.32 |
1.71 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Alabama |
2,480 |
1.28 |
1.66 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rhode Island |
230 |
0.47 |
0.61 |
$17.55 |
$36,500 |
| Washington |
2,330 |
0.71 |
0.93 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Oregon |
2,100 |
1.12 |
1.45 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Hawaii |
380 |
0.59 |
0.77 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
| California |
10,700 |
0.63 |
0.82 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,340 |
0.46 |
0.59 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,610 |
1.01 |
1.31 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,900 |
0.47 |
0.61 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,750 |
0.59 |
0.77 |
$14.03 |
$29,190 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,590 |
0.87 |
1.13 |
$13.80 |
$28,700 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,450 |
1.24 |
1.61 |
$16.20 |
$33,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,160 |
1.05 |
1.36 |
$13.23 |
$27,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,710 |
0.66 |
0.86 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,610 |
1.08 |
1.40 |
$15.43 |
$32,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,530 |
0.49 |
0.63 |
$13.74 |
$28,580 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Redding, CA |
230 |
3.46 |
4.48 |
$15.64 |
$32,520 |
| Odessa, TX |
230 |
2.99 |
3.87 |
$16.31 |
$33,910 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX |
130 |
2.80 |
3.63 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| Billings, MT |
240 |
2.77 |
3.59 |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
130 |
2.67 |
3.47 |
$11.98 |
$24,920 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
160 |
2.64 |
3.42 |
$15.30 |
$31,820 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
340 |
2.49 |
3.22 |
$13.64 |
$28,370 |
| Laredo, TX |
230 |
2.35 |
3.04 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL |
130 |
2.32 |
3.01 |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
| El Centro, CA |
130 |
2.30 |
2.99 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
United States Department of Labor
