Skilled Trades
Motorcycle Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.
Median salary (BLS)
$48,580
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$35k – $74k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Motorcycle Mechanics
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Motorcycle Mechanics
Entry / Junior
$34,770
~2 yrs to advance
Motorcycle Mechanics
Established
$48,580
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Motorcycle Mechanics
Senior
$61,490
Key skills
A typical day
- •Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.
- •Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
- •Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
- •Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators.
- •Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.