Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
110,880	2.5 %	$14.59	$30,350	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.20	$11.67	$13.77	$16.73	$19.72
Annual Wage (2)	$21,210	$24,270	$28,640	$34,800	$41,010

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	83,400	14.88	$14.19	$29,510
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	7,690	0.82	$14.96	$31,110
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	3,090	0.88	$15.67	$32,590
Gasoline Stations	2,180	0.23	$13.90	$28,910
Automobile Dealers	2,150	0.17	$14.34	$29,830

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	83,400	14.88	$14.19	$29,510
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	3,090	0.88	$15.67	$32,590
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	7,690	0.82	$14.96	$31,110
Rubber Product Manufacturing	880	0.65	$15.64	$32,530
Gasoline Stations	2,180	0.23	$13.90	$28,910

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Metal Ore Mining	90	0.21	$27.40	$57,000
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	40	0.09	$22.38	$46,560
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	260	(7)	$21.49	$44,700
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	40	0.01	$19.76	$41,100
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	70	0.03	$18.57	$38,630

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	14,430	1.16	1.54	$13.65	$28,390
California	10,940	0.63	0.83	$16.35	$34,010
Florida	4,760	0.54	0.72	$14.17	$29,470
Illinois	4,140	0.69	0.91	$14.39	$29,930
Ohio	3,660	0.67	0.89	$14.58	$30,340

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	1.91	2.53	$14.87	$30,920
Alaska	540	1.70	2.25	$14.65	$30,470
Utah	2,530	1.68	2.23	$14.77	$30,730
Idaho	1,200	1.65	2.19	$14.92	$31,040
Alabama	3,130	1.59	2.10	$12.99	$27,020

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon	1,940	1.02	1.35	$17.72	$36,860
Hawaii	380	0.60	0.79	$17.68	$36,760
Rhode Island	150	0.30	0.40	$17.41	$36,220
Wyoming	300	1.09	1.44	$17.41	$36,200
Washington	3,100	0.93	1.24	$16.89	$35,120

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	3,940	0.41	0.54	$14.77	$30,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,480	0.95	1.26	$14.11	$29,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,020	0.64	0.85	$14.28	$29,700
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,960	0.97	1.28	$13.56	$28,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,640	0.42	0.56	$16.52	$34,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,720	0.81	1.07	$13.43	$27,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,690	1.10	1.45	$14.82	$30,830
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1,620	1.56	2.06	$13.34	$27,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,590	0.80	1.06	$15.41	$32,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,450	0.55	0.73	$15.50	$32,240