Occupational Employment Statistics
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
| Construction | 70 | $33.73/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 230 | $25.05/hr |
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
| 8,520 | $40.80/hr | 5.5% |
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Solar Photovoltaic Installers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Rail Car Repairers
| 390 | $38.99/hr | 1.8% |
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Sheet Metal Workers
| 2,230 | $30.64/hr | 5.1% |
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Carpenters
| 15,190 | $31.67/hr | 4.4% |
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Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
| 260 | $25.69/hr | 18.6% |
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Automotive Body and Related Repairers
| 3,190 | $29.56/hr | 3.4% |
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
| 1,320 | $22.49/hr | 6.3% |
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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
| 100 | $25.20/hr | -6.3% |
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
| 2,950 | $37.23/hr | 14.6% |
- 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.