# Bicycle Repairers

> Repair and service bicycles.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bicycle-repairers
- SOC code: 49-3091.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $42,780 (10th percentile $31,220, 90th percentile $55,000)
- Projected growth: Decline, -5.7%
- Openings a year: 1,200
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 14 |
| Artistic (A) | 3 |
| Social (S) | 10 |
| Enterprising (E) | 8 |
| Conventional (C) | 39 |

## What you'd do

- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 87/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 82/100)
- Selling or Influencing Others (importance 80/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 78/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 77/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 76/100)
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Repairing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Troubleshooting, Service Orientation, Time Management, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, Public Safety and Security, Production and Processing, Engineering and Technology, Administration and Management, Administrative, Economics and Accounting, Physics

## Also called

Bicycle Assembler, Bicycle Fitter, Bicycle Mechanic, Bicycle Repair Technician, Bicycle Repairman, Bicycle Service Technician, Bicycle Technician (Bicycle Tech), Bike Assembler, Bike Assembler Tech (Bicycle Assembler Technician), Bike Mechanic

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4706) (CIP 4706, 713 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide](https://www.collegesref.com/college/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide-910) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $77,491 | $87,797 | $21,986 |
| [SUNY Morrisville](https://www.collegesref.com/college/suny-morrisville-2657) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $51,819 | $61,351 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Motorcycle Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/motorcycle-mechanics): $48,580 median pay
- [Tire Repairers and Changers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tire-repairers-and-changers): $37,710 median pay
- [Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/outdoor-power-equipment-and-other-small-engine-mechanics): $47,880 median pay
- [Rail Car Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rail-car-repairers): $67,530 median pay
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers): $56,210 median pay
- [Engine and Other Machine Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assemblers): $53,710 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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