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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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. 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 83,710 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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Metal Ore Mining 90 0.22 $25.85 $53,770
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 270 (7) $20.83 $43,330
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 120 0.06 $18.21 $37,870
General Merchandise Stores 6,990 0.22 $17.00 $35,350
Waste Collection 80 0.04 $16.86 $35,060


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 14,020 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




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 50 1.15 1.49 $23.99 $49,890
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (8) (8) (8) $20.47 $42,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 830 0.42 0.55 $19.28 $40,110
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) $18.42 $38,320
Reno, NV 190 0.80 1.03 $18.41 $38,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 530 0.47 0.61 $18.34 $38,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 880 0.36 0.47 $17.94 $37,320
Greeley, CO 210 2.03 2.64 $17.40 $36,190
Medford, OR 60 0.68 0.88 $17.31 $36,010
Wilmington, NC (8) (8) (8) $17.31 $36,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 630 1.61 2.09 $14.58 $30,330
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 480 2.48 3.22 $13.30 $27,660
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 440 1.60 2.08 $14.32 $29,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 350 2.15 2.79 $14.22 $29,570
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 320 1.74 2.26 $12.68 $26,370

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 480 2.48 3.22 $13.30 $27,660
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 170 2.45 3.18 $16.02 $33,330
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 180 2.35 3.05 $21.01 $43,710
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 210 2.34 3.04 $14.27 $29,690
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 150 2.30 2.98 $13.14 $27,320

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 180 2.35 3.05 $21.01 $43,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 60 0.28 0.36 $19.08 $39,680
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.60 $38,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.86 1.12 $18.45 $38,380
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $17.64 $36,680


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019