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Bicycle mechanic

Also called bike mechanic, bike repairer, bicycle fixer

Bicycle mechanics maintain and repair a variety of bicycle models and component parts. They may perform customized alterations, according to their client's preferences.

Will there be jobs?Limited prospects17 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Metal, machinery and related trades workersWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,200 (Bulgaria) to €5,100 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Metal, machinery and related trades workersWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational7 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training.Metal, machinery and related trades workersWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Bicycle and related repairers · ILO

What you'd do

Bicycle and related repairers · ILO
  • Examining, servicing and repairing bicycles and other non-motorized transport equipment
  • Cleaning and lubricating bearings and other moving parts
  • Replacing and repairing components and accessories, such as brakes, gears, driving chain mechanism, wheels, and handle bars
  • Changing tyres and controlling air pressure
  • Spray-painting frames
  • Assembling new bicycles, wheelchairs and similar non-motorized equipment
Maintain braking systemMaintain work area cleanlinessReplace defect componentsPurchase suppliesAssemble bicycles+ 7 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • On your feet most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Bicycle Repairers"

Will there be jobs?

Limited prospects

Fewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.

People working as metal, machinery and related trades workers in the EU
7.34m7.68m7.01m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,868,000 replacing leavers 594,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Metal, machinery and related trades workers17
All jobs29
Right now
6 of 27 countries report a shortage of bicycle and related repairers, 4 a surplus.
Bicycle and related repairers · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,200 a month (Bulgaria) to €5,100 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among craft and related trades workers in the EU, women earn 26% less per hour than men. Craft and related trades workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training is the usual route.

Highest qualification of metal, machinery and related trades workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 11%Vocational 62%General secondary 6%Basic schooling 21%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.13 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 6 tasks
Examining, servicing and repairing bicycles and other non-motorized transport equipment0.15
Replacing and repairing components and accessories, such as brakes, gears, driving chain mechanism, wheels, and handle bars0.15
Assembling new bicycles, wheelchairs and similar non-motorized equipment0.14
Spray-painting frames0.12
Cleaning and lubricating bearings and other moving parts0.12
Changing tyres and controlling air pressure0.10

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for bicycle and related repairers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).