The Collar360

Tyre fitter

Other names

Tyre repairer / puncture fixer, machinist, tire fitter, tyre inspector, garage assistant, wheel machinist, wheel fitter

Vehicle repair and service

They take off, fix, balance and put on vehicle tyres, check the wheels are lined up, and tell customers about tyre types.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.

  2. 2

    Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.

  3. 3

    Identify tyre size and ply and inflate tyres accordingly.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
monteur en pneumatique/monteuse en pneumatique
español
encargado de la puesta a punto de los neumáticos/encargada de la puesta a punto de los neumáticos
العربية
عامل تركيب الإطارات / عاملة تركيب الإطارات
português
Montador de pneus/Montadora de pneus
Deutsch
Mechaniker für Reifen- und Vulkanisationstechnik/Mechanikerin für Reifen- und Vulkanisationstechnik
italiano
gommista

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