Mechanical Door Repairers
Architecture and ConstructionO*NET 49-9011.00United States
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
- Median annual earnings
- $55,383
- Projected change
- +13%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 29K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
88.1% of the workforce
Growing to 32.75K by 2035
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The work
What mechanical door repairers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
- Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
- Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
- Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
- Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
- Collect payment upon job completion.
- Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
- 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.
- Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
- Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
- Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
- Operate lifts, winches, or chain falls to move heavy curtain doors.
- Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
- Prepare doors for hardware installation, such as drilling holes to install locks.
- Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.
- Fabricate replacements for worn or broken parts, using welders, lathes, drill presses, or shaping or milling machines.
- Cut door stops or angle irons to fit openings.
- Study blueprints and schematic diagrams to determine appropriate methods of installing or repairing automated door openers.
- Install dock seals, bumpers, or shelters.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $38,092
- 25th percentile
- $46,264
- 50th percentile
- $55,383
- 75th percentile
- $65,436
- 90th percentile
- $78,118
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $55,383 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+13%faster than average
202528,996 jobs
2035 projected32,753 jobs
3,757 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 88.1%
- Certificate
- 11.8%
- Some college
- 0.1%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Installation
- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Repairing
- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Troubleshooting
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Garage Door Technicians16 postings
- 02Garage Door Installers15 postings
- 03Automotive Service Technicians8 postings
- 04Commercial Installation Technicians3 postings
- 05Garage Door Installers/Technicians3 postings
- 06Commercial Installers2 postings
- 07Construction Service Technicians2 postings
- 08Installers/Service Technicians2 postings
- 09Commercial Door Installers1 postings
- 10Commercial Service Technicians1 postings
- 11Commercial Technicians1 postings
- 12Field Sales Technicians1 postings
- 13Field Service Technicians1 postings
- 14Hardware Technicians1 postings
- 15Office Automation Technicians1 postings
- 16Service Technicians1 postings
- 17Shop Technicians1 postings
- 18Skilled Trades Supervisors1 postings
- 19Windows Technicians1 postings
Top employers
- 01Kinzler Construction Services4 postings
- 02Automatic Door Service3 postings
- 03Garage Door Services3 postings
- 04Volarify3 postings
- 05Integrity Doors2 postings
- 06Overhead Door Company Of Lancaster2 postings
- 07Alert Door Service1 postings
- 08Aloha Overhead Doors1 postings
- 09American Door1 postings
- 10Barrett Business Services1 postings
- 11Blue Jay Garage Doors LLC1 postings
- 12Bradbury Garage Doors1 postings
- 13Builder Services Group1 postings
- 14Cbx Solutions1 postings
- 15Colorado Doorways1 postings
- 16Construction Resources1 postings
- 17Dfw Door & Hardware1 postings
- 18Door Pro America1 postings
- 19Dp Door Pros1 postings
- 20Dynamic Facility Services1 postings
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