DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers
Occupational Description:
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 540 | 257 | $21.05/hr | $0.76/hr | $16.07/hr | $17.46/hr | $20.01/hr | $23.25/hr | $28.81/hr |
| U S | 23,050 | 1,222 | $21.34/hr | $0.23/hr | $13.41/hr | $16.43/hr | $20.29/hr | $25.11/hr | $30.65/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 3,920 | $26.24/hr | 4.3% |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 3,310 | $29.67/hr | 3.9% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 690 | $36.10/hr | 1.5% |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 510 | $21.32/hr | 3.0% |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | N/A | N/A | -1.1% |
Tasks for Mechanical Door Repairers
- Installs door frames, door closers and electronic-eye mechanisms, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
- Sets in and secures floor treadle for door activating mechanism and connects powerpack and electrical panelboard to treadle.
- Studies blueprints and schematic diagrams to determine method of installing and repairing automated door openers.
- Bores and cuts holes in flooring, using hand tools and power tools.
- Covers treadle with carpeting or other floor covering materials and tests system by stepping on treadle.
- Cleans door closer parts, using caustic soda, rotary brush, and grinding wheel.
- Lubricates door closer oil chamber and packs spindle with leather washer.
- Repairs, replaces, or fabricates worn or broken parts, using welder, lathe, drill press, and shaping and milling machines.
- Removes or disassembles defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
