Also called: Bike Mechanic, Bicycle Repairer
Builds, repairs, and tunes bicycles at shops, races, and bike-share companies.
They true wheels, adjust shifting, bleed hydraulic brakes, and build e-bikes. Pro team mechanics travel with cycling teams. Bike shops are busiest in spring and summer.
Based on BLS bicycle repairers, May 2024 estimates.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; bike mechanic schools (UBI, Barnett).
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). E-bikes are driving demand.
Low risk for 10 years. Building, repairing and tuning bikes is hands-on repair.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply at local bike shops as an assembler or mechanic trainee
Classes: Auto or small engines CTE, Physics, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-3091.
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