Small engines powering motorcycles, motorboats, and outdoor power equipment share many characteristics with their larger counterparts, including breakdowns. Small engine mechanics repair and service power equipment ranging from racing motorcycles to chain saws. In order to qualify to work on these engines you will need to have received qualified training from small engine repair schools or have taken a small engine repair class or small engine repair course. Some have been lucky enough to secure apprenticeships without having taken small engine repair classes but that is not the norm. A reputable small engine repair school will give you the education you need to get any job repairing small engines, no matter what kind. According to the U.S. Department of Labor small engine mechanics held about 67,000 jobs in 2002. Motorcycle mechanics held around 15,000 jobs. Motorboat mechanics held approximately 22,000 and outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics about 30,000. The increase in sales of outdoor recreational vehicle and more complicated lawn and garden maintenance tools makes a career in small engine repair a good one. Attending a repair class or course for small engines will improve your chances for gaining a clientele or position with a company who specializes in small engine repair. With the education you receive at a small engine repair school you can join the over 30,000 other small engine mechanics that worked for motor vehicle dealers, an industry that includes retail dealers of motorcycles, boats, and miscellaneous vehicles; or for retail hardware, lawn, and garden stores. About 15 percent were self-employed, compared to about 6 percent of workers in all installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. This type of career is a great choice for those who want to be their own bosses. Even if you already have experience working with larger engines you can still gain beneficial skills when you take a course or class at a small engine repair school or through your local community or technical college. This type of work is great for those who have jobs that keep them busy in the colder winter months such as road condition workers, teachers, HVAC technicians and so forth because the spring and summer are the busiest times of the year for small engine mechanics. It would be a great way to supplement an income and you can learn about how to winterize or 'summerize' equipment that will be stored for a while through a small engine class or course.
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Small Engine Repair Class
