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Motorcycle Mechanic resume example

A resume for a Motorcycle Mechanic needs to show the work itself: diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles. Day to day that means work like this: mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires; replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • All Terrain Vehicle Technician
  • ATV Technician
  • Motorcycle Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Custom Bike Builder
  • Motorcycle Service Technician
  • Motorsports Technician
  • Scooter Mechanic
  • Bike Builder
  • Bike Technician
  • Dirt Bike Mechanic
  • Frame Repairer
  • Frame Straightener
  • Lube Technician
  • Motor Bike Mechanic
  • Motor Scooter Mechanic
  • Motor Vehicle Technician
  • Motorcycle Fabricator

O*NET records 21 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.
  • Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
  • Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
  • Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators.
  • Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.
  • Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers.
  • Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges.
  • Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.
  • Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs.
  • Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.
  • Install motorcycle accessories.
  • Reassemble and test subassembly units.

13 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • AbbottSoft QuickFix
  • Apple iOS
  • DealerTrax ShopOrder
  • Facebook
  • Inventory tracking software
  • LightSpeed Cloud
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Santa Maria Software Counterman Pro
  • TRACKUM Repair Manager

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Air lifts
  • Angled air chucks
  • Arbor presses
  • Automatic cylinder hones
  • Automatic part cleaners
  • Battery cable wrenches
  • Brake cylinder hones
  • Bubble balancers
  • Bushing pullers
  • Cable lubers
  • Carburetor diagnostic tools

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Repairing
  2. 02Troubleshooting
  3. 03Equipment Maintenance
  4. 04Active Learning
  5. 05Active Listening
  6. 06Complex Problem Solving
  7. 07Critical Thinking
  8. 08Judgment and Decision Making
  9. 09Monitoring
  10. 10Operation and Control

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Mechanical
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Education and Training

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 60%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
  • 26%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 9%Bachelor's Degree

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Common questions

What does a Motorcycle Mechanic do?
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles. Day to day that includes work like mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires and Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
What skills should a Motorcycle Mechanic put on a resume?
O*NET rates Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Active Learning, and Active Listening among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Motorcycle Mechanic list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes AbbottSoft QuickFix, Apple iOS, DealerTrax ShopOrder, Facebook, and Inventory tracking software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Motorcycle Mechanic work?
O*NET records 21 titles for this occupation, including All Terrain Vehicle Technician, ATV Technician, Motorcycle Technician, and Service Technician. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Motorcycle Mechanic need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 60% reported their level of education as "Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Motorcycle Mechanic role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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