Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-9011.00
Mechanical Door Repairers
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
- US jobs
- 27,120
- Median wage
- $55,720 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of mechanical door repairers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 13%Build structuresNot measured
- 11%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
- 9%Move materials, equipment, or suppliesNot measured
- 6%Drill holes in earth or materialsNot measured
- 5%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 5%Repair tools or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 5%Gather data about operational or development activitiesNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
- Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
- Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
- Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
- Order replacement springs, sections, or slats.
- Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
- Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
- Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
- Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
- Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
- Collect payment upon job completion.
Other job titles for this occupation (20)
Commercial Door Installer · Commercial Installer · Door Installer · Door Serviceman · Garage Door Installer · Garage Door Technician (Garage Door Tech) · Installation Technician (Installation Tech) · Installer · Overhead Door Technician (Overhead Door Tech) · Residential Door Installer · Automatic Door Mechanic · Automatic Door Technician · Commercial Service Technician (Commercial Service Tech) · Door Closer Mechanic · Door Repairman · Exterior Door Installer · Garage Door Opener Installer · Garage Door Service Technician (Garage Door Service Tech) · Overhead Door Installer · Residential Door Unit Installer