Motorcycle Mechanics

Also Called:

All Terrain Vehicle Technician (ATV Technician),

Motorcycle Mechanic,

Motorcycle Technician,

Service Technician

What they do: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

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Supply Chain & Transportation

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Perseverance

Cautiousness

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Investigative

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Hand and Finger Use

  • Hold or move items with your hands

  • Put together small parts with your fingers

Ideas and Logic

  • Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

  • Use rules to solve problems

Verbal

  • Listen and understand what people say

  • Communicate by speaking

Hearing and Speech

  • Tell the difference between sounds

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Motorcycle Mechanics jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop