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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
49-3052 Motorcycle Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.
National estimates for Motorcycle Mechanics
Industry profile for Motorcycle Mechanics
Geographic profile for Motorcycle Mechanics
National estimates for Motorcycle Mechanics:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Motorcycle Mechanics:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 15,020 |
2.7 % |
$ 20.18 |
$ 41,970 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Motorcycle Mechanics:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.41 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 29.05 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,890 |
$ 30,320 |
$ 38,170 |
$ 48,060 |
$ 60,420 |
Industry profile for Motorcycle Mechanics:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Motorcycle Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Motorcycle Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Motorcycle Mechanics:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Motorcycle Mechanics:
Top paying industries for Motorcycle Mechanics:
Geographic profile for Motorcycle Mechanics:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Motorcycle Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Motorcycle Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Motorcycle Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,660 |
0.10 |
0.94 |
$ 24.35 |
$ 50,640 |
| Florida |
920 |
0.11 |
1.00 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
| Texas |
830 |
0.07 |
0.64 |
$ 19.42 |
$ 40,380 |
| Pennsylvania |
660 |
0.12 |
1.11 |
$ 18.07 |
$ 37,590 |
| New York |
620 |
0.07 |
0.67 |
$ 20.96 |
$ 43,600 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorcycle Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
340 |
0.71 |
6.70 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,020 |
| South Dakota |
230 |
0.54 |
5.10 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,550 |
| Wyoming |
100 |
0.38 |
3.58 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,810 |
| Maine |
210 |
0.36 |
3.33 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,060 |
| Iowa |
400 |
0.27 |
2.55 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,060 |
Top paying states for Motorcycle Mechanics:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Motorcycle Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
510 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
420 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
$ 20.97 |
$ 43,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
280 |
0.15 |
1.44 |
$ 20.75 |
$ 43,160 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
220 |
0.15 |
1.37 |
$ 21.95 |
$ 45,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
200 |
0.05 |
0.44 |
$ 19.60 |
$ 40,770 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
190 |
0.14 |
1.31 |
$ 23.80 |
$ 49,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
190 |
0.06 |
0.60 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 48,340 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
190 |
0.13 |
1.21 |
$ 22.09 |
$ 45,940 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
190 |
0.07 |
0.66 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
170 |
0.05 |
0.44 |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,220 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorcycle Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Missoula, MT |
70 |
1.12 |
10.54 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,070 |
| Rapid City, SD |
50 |
0.76 |
7.14 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,840 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
30 |
0.63 |
5.93 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,390 |
| Billings, MT |
50 |
0.57 |
5.32 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 36,810 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
30 |
0.38 |
3.55 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,630 |
| Appleton, WI |
40 |
0.37 |
3.49 |
$ 20.89 |
$ 43,440 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
30 |
0.32 |
2.98 |
$ 18.71 |
$ 38,920 |
| Manchester, NH |
30 |
0.31 |
2.86 |
$ 25.13 |
$ 52,280 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
50 |
0.29 |
2.74 |
$ 17.27 |
$ 35,920 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
60 |
0.26 |
2.42 |
$ 21.20 |
$ 44,090 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Motorcycle Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
140 |
0.06 |
0.59 |
$ 27.68 |
$ 57,580 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
510 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| Manchester, NH |
30 |
0.31 |
2.86 |
$ 25.13 |
$ 52,280 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
110 |
0.12 |
1.11 |
$ 24.77 |
$ 51,520 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
190 |
0.14 |
1.31 |
$ 23.80 |
$ 49,510 |
| Reno, NV |
50 |
0.20 |
1.85 |
$ 23.72 |
$ 49,340 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
40 |
0.18 |
1.73 |
$ 23.71 |
$ 49,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
90 |
0.03 |
0.33 |
$ 23.46 |
$ 48,810 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
190 |
0.06 |
0.60 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 48,340 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
50 |
0.10 |
0.93 |
$ 23.16 |
$ 48,170 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Motorcycle Mechanics:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorcycle Mechanics:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Motorcycle Mechanics:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
