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title: "Pit Crew Member"
description: "Services a race car during pit stops, changing tires, jacking the car and refueling in a few seconds as part of a choreographed crew."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/pit-crew-member"
last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Pit Crew Member

**Category:** Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · **SOC code:** 49-3023 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 49-3023.00

Services a race car during pit stops, changing tires, jacking the car and refueling in a few seconds as part of a choreographed crew.

Also advertised as: Pit Crew Tire Changer; Pit Crew Tire Carrier; Jackman; Fueler; Over-the-Wall Crew Member.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $50,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $24.34/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $34,660 to $81,790, with the middle half between $38,900 and $70,430
- **Total US employment:** 704,640
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Some preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +5.0% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 66,200 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 59/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 704,640 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,660 |
| 25th | $38,900 |
| 50th (median) | $50,620 |
| 75th | $70,430 |
| 90th | $81,790 |
| Mean (average) | $56,420 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DC | $68,660 | $62,474 | 310 |
| CA | $64,980 | $58,689 | 65,420 |
| CO | $61,280 | $59,465 | 12,300 |
| AK | $60,840 | $59,438 | 1,420 |
| MA | $60,760 | $57,452 | 12,710 |
| CT | $60,220 | $58,122 | 6,960 |
| VA | $59,330 | $58,682 | 17,880 |
| NH | $59,020 | $56,660 | 4,840 |
| MT | $58,740 | $62,064 | 2,900 |
| OR | $58,520 | $56,617 | 6,990 |
| DE | $58,410 | $58,522 | 1,910 |
| MN | $58,390 | $59,206 | 11,980 |
| MD | $57,520 | $54,802 | 14,230 |
| ND | $57,360 | $64,479 | 2,140 |
| WA | $57,270 | $53,517 | 12,930 |

39 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 54 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/pit-crew-member/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/pit-crew-member.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 825,800 in the 2025–2035 base year to 866,700 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 40,900 jobs, or +5.0%. Faster than average: 5.0% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 66,200 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Some preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

## What the work involves

- Change tires during pit stops using air guns and lug nuts
- Carry and position replacement tires
- Jack the car quickly and safely during stops
- Refuel the car while following safety procedures
- Practice and time pit stops repeatedly during the week
- Review pit stop video with coaches to improve speed
- Maintain pit equipment and support shop work

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Critical Thinking — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Troubleshooting — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Repairing — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Maintenance — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Installation — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Mechanical — importance 4.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Engineering and Technology — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Problem Sensitivity — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Deductive Reasoning — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Near Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Manual Dexterity — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Finger Dexterity — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Inductive Reasoning — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C), Investigative (I).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 7.00 |
| C — Conventional | 4.31 |
| I — Investigative | 3.58 |
| S — Social | 2.94 |
| E — Enterprising | 2.86 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 88.5 |
| ESTJ | 77.2 |
| ISFJ | 74.7 |
| ISTP | 73.4 |
| ESTP | 62.4 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ. The bank also flags this occupation as introvert-friendly, meaning O\*NET work-context ratings put it low on public contact and performing for the public.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-service-technician-and-mechanic) — median $50,620
- [Rail Car Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rail-car-repairer) — median $67,530
- [Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-and-truck-mechanic-and-diesel-engine-specialist) — median $61,770
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairer) — median $56,210
- [Motorcycle Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motorcycle-mechanic) — median $48,580
- [Engine and Other Machine Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assembler) — median $53,710
- [Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motorboat-mechanic-and-service-technician) — median $57,550
- [Control and Valve Installer and Repairer, Except Mechanical Door](https://nuecareer.com/careers/control-and-valve-installer-and-repairer) — median $74,340
- [Automotive Engineering Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-engineering-technician) — median $74,510
- [Automotive Body and Related Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-body-and-related-repairer) — median $54,890

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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