Installation, maintenance & repair · SOC 49-3091
Bicycle repairers
BLS projects 12,200 jobs in 2025 to become 11,500 by 2035 — -5.7%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
-5.7%
projected change to 2035
About 700 fewer jobs
1,200
openings a year
9.8% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$42,780
median annual pay
Usually entered with: high school diploma or equivalent
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment12,200
- 2035 projected11,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other installation, maintenance & repair occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Maintenance and repair workers, general1,621,800+4.2%
- Automotive service technicians and mechanics825,800+5.0%
- First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers629,000+4.1%
- Industrial machinery mechanics446,900+17.8%
- Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers440,900+10.9%
- Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists316,000+3.6%
- Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other205,200+2.6%
- Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines180,300+6.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.