Bicycle Repairers
What Bicycle Repairers Do
Repair and service bicycles.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 5%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Mechanicalimportance 5.0/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 4.0/5
- English Languageimportance 3.6/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.5/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.5/5
- Designimportance 3.2/5
- Production and Processingimportance 3.1/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Telephone Conversations5.0/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled5.0/5
- Frequency of Decision Making5.0/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.9/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.8/5
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.8/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Mechanical Door Repairers91% skill match
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians89% skill match
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants89% skill match
- Helpers--Carpenters88% skill match
- Motorcycle Mechanics88% skill match
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers88% skill match
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons87% skill match
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment87% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Repairingimportance 3.9/5
- Troubleshootingimportance 3.6/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5
- Equipment Selectionimportance 3.4/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.4/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.3/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.3/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- LightSpeed Cloud
- Pedal Powered Software Bicycle Repair Man
- RepairTRAX
- Upland Consulting Group Repair Traq
- Web browser software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Cooperation
- Perseverance
- Integrity
- Social Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where bicycle repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Bend, OR13.83× national avg
- 2Boulder, CO5.00× national avg
- 3Boise City, ID4.55× national avg
- 4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO4.06× national avg
- 5Sioux Falls, SD-MN3.43× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsLateral Move
- Tire Repairers and ChangersLateral Move
- Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansLateral Move
- Motorcycle MechanicsAdvancement
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
- Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (Avondale, AZ)grads earn ~$60,060
- WyoTech (Laramie, WY)grads earn ~$52,937
- Mech-Tech College (Caguas, PR)grads earn ~$22,673
- Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. (Houston, TX)grads earn ~$54,818
- Universal Technical Institute-Orlando (Orlando, FL)grads earn ~$56,764