Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a tyre fitter can go next

3 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a tyre fitter already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Tyre fitters inspect, maintain, repair and fit tyres to vehicles. They advise clients on different tyre and wheel types. Furthermore they balance the tyres, verify that the wheels are aligned correctly and ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.

Also known as machinist, fitter and turner, tire fitter, tyre inspector, garage assistant, wheel machinist, wheel fitter.

Craft and related trades workers 24 skills on file 3 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: tyre vulcaniser, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
tyre vulcaniser 79% covered tyre builder 25% covered automotive brake technician 20% covered tyre fitter You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 3 nearest destinations from tyre fitter, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a tyre fitter already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 3 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A tyre fitter needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • balance tyres information skills
  • sell tyres communication, collaboration and creativity
  • clean tyres handling and moving
  • types of tyres services
  • inspect repaired tyres information skills
  • inspect worn tyres information skills
  • replace tyres working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain technical equipment information skills
  • ensure equipment availability management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a tyre fitter does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Tyre fitter is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a tyre fitter’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.