Bicycle Repairers
Repair and service bicycles.
At a Glance
Bicycle Repairers earns a median of $40,360/yr with -2.3% projected growth. Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent. Top skills: Mechanical, Selling or Influencing Others, Performing for or Working Directly with the Public.
$40,360/yr
-2.3%
2
High school diploma or equivalent
Skills & Requirements
Skills (10)
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.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Knowledge (6)
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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.
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
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.
Abilities (11)
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Technology (3)
Work Activities (20)
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
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