Motorcycle Mechanics Go Back to List Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Data base user interface and query software

Tasks
	Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.
	Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
	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.
	Reassemble and test subassembly units.
	Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
	Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.
	Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers.
	Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges.
	Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.

Skills
	Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
	Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Knowledge
	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal m

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $42,832.00 $20.59  $17.73  $18.46 - $23.06  New Haven $44,605.00 $21.44  $17.35  $18.58 - $23.36  New London/Norwich $41,185.00 $19.80  $17.78  $18.18 - $22.75

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   12   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow faster than average, but the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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