Vehicle building and repair

How to become a bicycle mechanic

Official title: Bicycle mechanic

Also called: Bike mechanic, Bike technician, Bike fitter

Bicycle mechanics assemble, repair and service bicycles. They may also help people select and fit bicycles and parts.

Main tasks

Repair and service bicycles
Adjust brakes, gears and bicycle parts
Install bicycle parts and accessories
Inspect bicycles for problems and wear
Take bicycles apart
Assemble bicycle parts and components
Order bicycle parts and supplies
Explain repairs and bicycle care to customers

How to become one

You usually learn on the job to become a bike mechanic. You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job. Other requirements: experience in similar work; a New Zealand Certificate in Bicycle Servicing (Level 3); a New Zealand Certificate in Bicycle Mechanics (Level 4).

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Ways in

Certificates and diplomas: Advanced certificates and diplomas in fire technology and rescue services. TEC links this job to study in other engineering studies. Qualifications: NZ Dip in Engineering. Usually 2 years.

Pay · Past change · AI and this job

Median pay: $58,000 a year, a TEC estimate before tax.
Upper: $77,000 a year
TEC shows pay for this job by the hour: median $27.88 an hour.
TEC's pay figures are estimates only. TEC says they must not be used to set pay, in pay negotiations or in visa applications.
Change in the number of people doing this job between the 2018 and 2023 Censuses: Increase (TEC). This is past change, not a forecast.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

About 490 people did this job at the 2023 Census (TEC).
In the group Other Miscellaneous Labourers, 27% of workers are female (sex at birth, 2023 Census).
Where people in the group Other Miscellaneous Labourers work (2023 Census): Auckland 27.4%, Canterbury 15.8%, and Waikato 10%.

Questions people ask

How do I become a bicycle mechanic?

How much does a bicycle mechanic earn in New Zealand?

The Tertiary Education Commission estimates median pay at $58,000 a year, before tax.

Has the number of people working as a bicycle mechanic grown in New Zealand?

It has grown: TEC records an increase in the number of people doing this job between the 2018 and 2023 Censuses. This is past change, not a forecast.

Will AI change the work of a bicycle mechanic?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Tertiary Education Commission (Tahatu Career Navigator): Tahatu career ideas: descriptions, tasks, pay estimates, people employed, employment change 2018 to 2023, entry requirements, registration, interest scores (Site scrape 2026-10 (816 career ideas, sitemap lastmod 2026-10-01)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Stats NZ (via Figure.NZ): Census 2023: employed by regional council, occupation (ANZSCO V1.3 unit group) and sex at birth (2023 Census), CC BY 4.0 (Stats NZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ (Figure.NZ), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

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Qualification information from NZQA, used under CC BY 3.0 NZ.

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Sources: Tertiary Education Commission, Tahatū Career Navigator (career ideas, pay estimates, entry requirements and study options, CC BY 4.0, modified by Peernovo); Stats NZ, 2023 Census (via Figure.NZ) and the National Occupation List (CC BY 4.0); NZQA qualification information (CC BY 3.0 NZ); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Links between career ideas and ANZSCO groups, degree fields and broad job groups are Peernovo's.

These results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), which is carefully managed by Stats NZ.

Graduate outcomes: these results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), which is carefully managed by Stats NZ.

Updated 4 October 2026