Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain motorcycles and other similar powered vehicles. Includes instruction in lubrication and cooling systems, electrical and ignition systems, carburetion, fuel systems and adjustments of moving parts.
- Schools offering
- 10
- Annual completions
- 268
- Typical degree level
- Associate's
- Median earnings (5yr)
- $60k
About this major
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain motorcycles and other similar powered vehicles. Includes instruction in lubrication and cooling systems, electrical and ignition systems, carburetion, fuel systems and adjustments of moving parts.
Examples of specialized tracks: Motorcycle Mechanic.
Where this major leads
Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.
| Occupation | Median wage | Job growth | Typical education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle mechanics | $47k | +5.3% | Postsecondary nondegree award |
Earnings at a glance
Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.
Median 5-year earnings
$60k
Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings
Associate's
$60k
Bachelor's
$77k
Top colleges for Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician
Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.
| College | Location | Assoc. | Bach. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix | Avondale, AZ | 116 | 0 | 116 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Orlando | Orlando, FL | 105 | 0 | 105 |
| Ohio Technical College | Cleveland, OH | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| New Castle School of Trades | New Castle, PA | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Technical College | Mitchell, SD | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott, KS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred, NY | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland, WA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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