Motorcycle Mechanics

Also Called: Motorcycle Mechanic, Motorcycle Technician, Service Technician

Certificate After High School

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$30,200

Entry Salary

Average

Job outlook

What Motorcycle Mechanics do

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

  • Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.
  • Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.
  • Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
Industry Areas:

Automotive & Machine Repair

Training Program Areas:

Auto Collision • Automobile Technician • Mechanical Repair & Operation • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair

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Work Context

  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • Spend Time Standing
  • Exposed to Contaminants
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Tools

  • Pullers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Vehicle lift
  • Engine tune up tester
  • Wheel balancing equipment

Technology

Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Data base user interface and query software
AbbottSoft QuickFix
TRACKUM Repair Manager
Point of sale POS software
LightSpeed Cloud
Santa Maria Software Counterman Pro

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
computers and electronics
Business
customer service
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
English language

Education

  • 82% Post-secondary certificate
  • 13% High school diploma or equivalent
  • 5% Associate's degree

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Motorcycle Mechanics Currently Selected

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Medical Appliance Technicians

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Clearfield - Job Corps

    Clearfield, Utah

  • Earle C. Clements - Job Corps

    Morganfield, Kentucky

ACT & College

  • Albany Technical College

    Albany, GA

  • Allen County Community College

    Iola, KS

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Achievement/Effort

Values

  • Independence
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Verbal

This is what Motorcycle Mechanics across the country typically make.

$14.52 / hour
$30,200 /year

Entry Level

$22.24 / hour
$46,270 /year

Median Level

$32.56 / hour
$67,730 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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