Occupational Employment Statistics
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
Southwest Minnesota
| 60 | 9 | $24.66/hr | $15.04/hr | $18.77/hr | $24.04/hr | $30.57/hr | $30.57/hr |
Construction | 280 | $20.73/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 350 | $30.57/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
| 8,450 | $39.89/hr | 4.7% |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Rail Car Repairers
| 430 | $31.01/hr | 2.8% |
Sheet Metal Workers
| 2,910 | $31.63/hr | 4.1% |
Carpenters
| 17,130 | $29.41/hr | 1.3% |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
| 380 | $23.99/hr | N/A |
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
| 2,470 | $24.24/hr | 0.5% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
| 890 | $16.26/hr | 4.6% |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
| 260 | $22.77/hr | N/A |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
| 1,670 | $31.52/hr | 12.6% |
- Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
- 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.
- Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
- Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches 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.
- Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
- Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.
- Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
- Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.