Career Explorer Installation and repair
Human edge, steady
Bicycle repairers
Repair and service bicycles.
More resilient than most: more resilient than 64% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by -5.7% by 2035, expected to shrink. The work leans on physical dexterity and emotional intelligence.
AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.
- Median pay (2025)
- $42,780
- Job growth to 2035
- -5.7%
- Openings a year
- 1,200
- People doing it (2025)
- 12,200
- Usual route in
- High school diploma, then moderate on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance
- Explain technical details of products or services
- Maintain facilities or equipment
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Assemble equipment or components
- Position materials or components for assembly
- Sell products or services
What the work looks like
- 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.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
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Also known as: Bicycle Mechanic, Bicycle Service Technician, Bicycle Technician (Bicycle Tech), Bike Mechanic, Bicycle Fitter, Bicycle Repair Technician, Bicycle Repairman.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.