Bicycle Repairers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $47,690.00
Average: $36,770.00
Hourly
Average: $17.68

What they do:

Repair and service bicycles.

On the job, you would:

  • Install and adjust brakes and brake pads.
  • Help customers select bicycles that fit their body sizes and intended bicycle uses.
  • Align wheels.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

95% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
90% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
87% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
87% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
87% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
85% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
81% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
80% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
80% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
77% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
77% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
74% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
69% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Visualization  -  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
69% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
69% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
66% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
66% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Install vehicle parts or accessories.
Adjust vehicle components according to specifications.
Explain technical product or service information to customers.
Sell products or services.
Install vehicle parts or accessories.
Perform basic equipment maintenance.
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Install vehicle parts or accessories.
Adjust vehicle components according to specifications.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Install vehicle parts or accessories.
Align equipment or machinery.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Grind parts to required dimensions.
Repair tires.
Operate welding equipment.
Paint surfaces or equipment.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
100% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
99% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
99% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
96% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
95% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
91% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
88% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
88% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
87% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
87% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
85% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
83% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
83% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
78% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
78% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
73% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
70% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
67% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

93% Selling or Influencing Others  -  Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
92% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
88% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
82% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
81% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
79% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
77% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
76% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
72% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
69% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
69% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Getting Started

Education:
51%
Less than a High School Diploma
30%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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