Motorcycle Service Technicians Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Motorcycle service technicians in the US number about 21,000. Workers generally expect a high unemployment rate. There were about 7% of employees without jobs in 2006.

Flexibility

About 22% of motorcycle service technicians do not work for a company or organization. Whether by choice or necessity, 11% of workers work part-time.

Education

Obtaining long-term on-the-job training will help job seekers. Motorcycle service technicians with four or more years of college are 5% of the total. An estimated 32% of workers attended college at some level but did not pursue a 4-year degree. High school was enough education for 64% of employees.

Local Outlook

Where are jobs most numerous? Grand Junction (Colorado), Texarkana (Texas), and Redding (California). Least common? Cleveland (Ohio), New York (New York), and Oakland (California). Salaries vary across the country, from highest in Riverside (California), York (Pennsylvania), and San Diego (California) to lowest in Greensboro (North Carolina), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Charleston (West Virginia).

Detailed local employment conditions for Motorcycle Service Technicians in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Motorcycle Service Technicians

Employment info for Motorcycle Service Technicians, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Huntsville	2.83	30	$33,000
Arizona	Flagstaff	11.61	30	$34,000
Arizona	Phoenix	2.25	240	$29,000
Arizona	Tucson	1.45	30	$32,000
California	Los Angeles	1.54	360	$36,000
California	Oakland	0.52	30	$42,000
California	Redding	11.92	40	$36,000
California	Riverside	2.05	150	$47,000
California	Sacramento	3.18	160	$40,000
California	San Diego	3.37	250	$46,000
California	San Jose	1.58	80	$44,000
California	Santa Ana	2.19	190	$41,000
California	Vallejo	6.22	40	$38,000
Colorado	Denver	1.88	130	$38,000
Colorado	Grand Junction	17.55	50	$27,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	3.73	90	$42,000
Connecticut	Hartford	1.9	60	$31,000
Connecticut	Norwich	4.7	30	$31,000
Delaware	Dover	10.81	30	$29,000
Florida	Deltona	9.46	80	$34,000
Florida	Jacksonville	2.65	90	$34,000
Florida	Naples	4.44	30	$36,000
Florida	Orlando	1.18	70	$35,000
Florida	Tampa	2.42	170	$36,000
Illinois	Chicago	1.99	430	$31,000
Iowa	Des Moines	2.85	50	$30,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	3.57	70	$25,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	2.18	60	$30,000
Maryland	Bethesda	1.29	40	$34,000
Massachusetts	Springfield	1.83	30	$30,000
Michigan	Warren	0.92	60	$38,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1.48	150	$41,000
Missouri	Kansas City	4.23	240	$33,000
Missouri	St Louis	1.45	110	$34,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	2.29	120	$38,000
New York	Albany	2.09	50	$34,000
New York	New York	0.64	180	$30,000
North Carolina	Asheville	6.36	60	$32,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	1.65	80	$29,000
North Carolina	Greensboro	1.96	40	$29,000
North Carolina	Raleigh	2.52	70	$37,000
Ohio	Akron	6.51	120	$27,000
Ohio	Cleveland	0.67	40	$29,000
Oregon	Portland	2.94	170	$35,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1.35	140	$41,000
Pennsylvania	Reading	4.61	40	$32,000
Pennsylvania	York	8.42	80	$41,000
Rhode Island	Providence	1.86	60	$30,000
South Dakota	Rapid City	9.93	30	$31,000
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	4.24	30	$27,000
Tennessee	Kingsport	8.52	50	$27,000
Tennessee	Memphis	2.87	100	$31,000
Texas	Beaumont	4.83	40	$35,000
Texas	Corpus Christi	4.38	40	$27,000
Texas	Dallas	0.95	110	$36,000
Texas	Fort Worth	2.38	110	$35,000
Texas	Houston	1.71	240	$31,000
Texas	Killeen	6.73	40	$28,000
Texas	San Antonio	1.77	80	$48,000
Texas	Texarkana	12.47	30	$33,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1.43	60	$27,000
Washington	Kennewick	9.1	40	$34,000
Washington	Seattle	1.38	110	$36,000
West Virginia	Charleston	5.22	40	$24,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	2.93	140	$32,000