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Tire Builders
Operate machines to build tires.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes.Mostly human for now
- 02Trim excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.Mostly human for now
- 03Fill cuts and holes in tires, using hot rubber.Mostly human for now
- 04Place tires into molds for new tread.Mostly human for now
- 05Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.Mostly human for now
- 06Buff tires according to specifications for width and undertread depth.Mostly human for now
- 07Brush or spray solvents onto plies to ensure adhesion, and repeat process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tires.Mostly human for now
- 08Start rollers that bond tread and plies as drums revolve.Mostly human for now
- 09Align treads with guides, start drums to wind treads onto plies, and slice ends.Mostly human for now
- 10Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts, and nail holes, and to determine if tires are suitable for retreading.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
2%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 2% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 87% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Place tires into molds for new tread.
- Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.
- Buff tires according to specifications for width and undertread depth.