Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Bicycle Repairers
Repair and service bicycles.
Also called: Bicycle Fitter, Bicycle Mechanic, Bicycle Repair Technician, Bicycle Repairman, Bicycle Service Technician, Bicycle Technician (Bicycle Tech)
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $41,600
- $20.00/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 180
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +2.2%
- 60 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- High school diploma or equivalent
- plus Moderate-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,030 | $38,370 | $41,600 | $49,300 | $49,300 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- Install and adjust speed and gear mechanisms.
- Install and adjust brakes and brake pads.
- Install new tires and tubes.
- Assemble new bicycles.
- Estimate costs of repairing bicycles and write service tickets.
- Install, repair, and replace equipment or accessories, such as handlebars, stands, lights, and seats.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure20 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 19
- Language-model AIOE 24
- GPTs-are-GPTs 17
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
This job has lower AI exposure, with little or no observed AI use. AI tools might help with writing service tickets or estimating repair costs. Adjusting gears and brakes, fitting tires, and assembling bikes are hands-on tasks.
Likely to change
- Estimating repair costs
- Writing service tickets
Still relies on people
- Adjusting gears and brakes by hand
- Assembling and fitting new bicycles
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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