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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-51-9197-00"
socCode = "51-9197.00"
title = "Tire Builders"
summary = "Operate machines to build tires."
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studyPrograms = []

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jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 66.45

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
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label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 6.89

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label = "Post-Doctoral Training"
percentage = 0.53

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category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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medianWage = 55580
meanWage = 56230
pct10Wage = 39990
pct25Wage = 48740
pct75Wage = 65410
pct90Wage = 70250
employment = 20970
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 5

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 19800
medianWage = 57040
lq = 11.41

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 600
medianWage = 39450
lq = 0.28

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
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naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
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slug = "31-33"
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level = "Sector"
employment = 19800
lq = 11.41

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
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employment = 600
lq = 0.28

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 4
percentile = 1
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 4
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 6
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 2
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.94
percentile = 86
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0
beta = 0.019230769230769232
gamma = 0.038461538461538464

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = 2.3
growthPercentile = 44
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 2.5
annualOpeningsPercentile = 33
employment2024Thousands = 20.9
employment2034Thousands = 21.4

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.610915
percentile = 4
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.038461538461538464
percentile = 6
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.011765050502153065
percentile = 2
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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tasks = 20
skills = 39
capabilities = 120
tools = 10
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "5938cf99599a666c"

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text = "Place tires into molds for new tread."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.f"

[[tasks]]
text = "Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.aj"

[[tasks]]
text = "Buff tires according to specifications for width and undertread depth."
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text = "Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.aj"

[[tasks]]
text = "Brush or spray solvents onto plies to ensure adhesion, and repeat process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tires."
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[[tasks]]
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[tasks]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
name = "Biology"
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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title = "Tire Repairers and Changers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-4072-00"
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tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-4071-00"
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tier = "Primary-Long"

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tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-3021-00"
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tier = "Primary-Long"

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tier = "Primary-Long"

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tier = "Primary-Long"

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tier = "Supplemental"

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title = "Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall"
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cluster = "Advanced Manufacturing"
slug = "advanced-manufacturing"

[[aiSignals]]
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label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.94
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release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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