Motorcycle Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks12 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-3052.00SOC 2018: 49-3052
What the work is made of
12 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.Core taskTask 20651Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.Core taskTask 8353Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.Core taskTask 8357Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators.Core taskTask 8354Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.Core taskTask 8355Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers.Core taskTask 8359Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges.Core taskTask 8360Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.Core taskTask 8352Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs.Core taskTask 20652Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.Core taskTask 8358Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 11. Install motorcycle accessories.Core taskTask 23934Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 12. Reassemble and test subassembly units.Core taskTask 8356Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 13. Hammer out dents and bends in frames and weld tears and breaks.Supplemental taskTask 20653Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021
Where this comes from
Quoted from the U.S. Department of Labor, and credited. Nothing on this page is written by us.
How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-3052
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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