Category: Employer Blog

What Tire Plant Automation Actually Changes About Who You Hire

Automation gets approved as an equipment decision, and nobody rewrites the job descriptions. A role-by-role...

Cross-Training in Tire Manufacturing: Why Your Most Resilient Plants Have the Most Versatile Crews

If one person per shift can run your most critical station, you don't have a...

Smart Tires and Connected Fleets: The New Skills Tire Employers Need to Hire For

Connected tires are turning the least monitored part of a truck into a data device....

August 2026 Jobs Report: Payrolls Jump 162,000 and July’s Negative Print Disappears

August added 162,000 jobs, five times the 12-month average, and July's -23,000 was revised to...

Succession Planning in Tire Manufacturing: What Happens When Your Plant Leadership Retires

Between 2025 and 2027, 1.8 million manufacturing workers reach retirement age — and 40–45% of...

July 2026 Jobs Report: What a Negative Payroll Number Means for the Tire Industry

The U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July — the first negative print of this...

June 2026 Jobs Report: What 57,000 Jobs Added Means for the Tire Industry

The U.S. economy added just 57,000 jobs in June — well below the 110,000 forecast....

The Tire Industry in 2026: Jobs, Salaries, and Career Opportunities

The U.S. tire market is worth $26.8 billion in 2026 and supports over 801,000 jobs...

172,000 Jobs Added. So Why Does Hiring Still Feel Slow?

172,000 jobs added in May, unemployment stuck at 4.3% for nearly a year. Here's what...

How to Hire Tire Technicians in 2026: A Complete Guide for Dealers

Over 55% of tire businesses can't fill open roles, and the average tech tenure is...
Automotive Industry Salary Guide 2026
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