Tire Builder Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects little or no change in employment of tire builders from 2025 to 2035 (+0.8%, about 200 more jobs), with about 1,900 openings a year, and the May 2025 median pay of $57,390 a year ranks 467th of 825 occupations.
- Little or no change
- +0.8%
- Openings a year
- 1,900
- Median pay
- $57,390
- Pay rank
- 467th of 825
Is employment of tire builders growing or shrinking?
Little or no change: BLS projects +0.8% employment change for tire builders from 2025 to 2035 (about 200 more jobs), slower than the 3.5% projected across all occupations. That is faster than the -0.4% summed from BLS's employment levels across the 105 production occupations with a projection. That change ranks 561st of 830 projected occupations.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Employment, 2025 | 20,300 |
| Employment, 2035 | 20,500 |
| Projected change | +0.8% (little or no change) |
| Openings a year | 1,900 |
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035. A projection is a BLS estimate, not a count. The 20,300 jobs here differ from the 20,770 on the salary page because Employment Projections also counts the self-employed and a wider set of workers, while OEWS counts wage and salary jobs in May 2025. BLS published these projections on August 27, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the BLS Employment Projections tables.
BLS's reasons for this projection are at the Occupational Outlook Handbook. State projections are at Projections Central; projections by industry are left to BLS. Education, licensing and work context at O*NET.
How many job openings are there each year?
About 1,900 openings a year, from job growth and from workers leaving the occupation, the 556th most of 830 occupations. About 99% of them replace workers who change occupations or leave the labor force; the rest come from the 20 jobs added in an average year.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035.
How does pay for tire builders rank?
The median of $57,390 a year ranks 467th of 825 occupations with a published median. It sits in the lower half of occupations on both pay and openings.
Source: BLS OEWS national file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Ranks count only the occupations with that published figure: 830 for projected change, 830 for openings, 825 for median pay, which is why the totals differ.
What does it take to start?
- Typical entry-level education: high school diploma or equivalent.
- Typical on-the-job training: moderate-term on-the-job training.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035, education and training assignments.
How do related jobs compare on outlook?
| Occupation | Change | Openings a year | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | +5.8% | 5,100 | $46,170 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | -3.4% | 13,800 | $44,350 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | +4.6% | 1,700 | $46,880 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | -17.0% | 2,100 | $53,710 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | -23.0% | 800 | $48,110 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | -19.2% | 700 | $42,660 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | -6.2% | 4,800 | $51,330 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | +2.5% | 15,300 | $48,250 |
Related occupations from O*NET; projections from BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035; pay from BLS OEWS, May 2025.