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    Mechanical Door Repairers

    Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors.

    Median pay
    $55,720
    Growth
    +6.4%
    Faster than average
    Openings a year
    2,100
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $38,490
    Median
    $55,720
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $78,260
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    27,120 people work in this occupation.

    What mechanical door repairers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    98 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    13 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    8 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    0 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    49 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Performing General Physical Activities
    89
    Handling and Moving Objects
    88
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    82
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    81
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    80
    Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
    78
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    78
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    78
    Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
    76
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    73
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Installation
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Repairing
    • Active Listening
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Active Learning
    • Coordination
    • Monitoring

    Knowledge

    • Administration and Management
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Building and Construction
    • Mechanical
    • English Language
    • Mathematics
    • Education and Training
    • Administrative
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Sales and Marketing

    Abilities

    • Manual Dexterity
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Near Vision
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Trunk Strength
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Static Strength
    • Control Precision
    • Oral Comprehension

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Cautiousness
    • Integrity
    • Perseverance
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Initiative
    • Self-Confidence
    • Cooperation

    Also called

    Automatic Door Mechanic · Automatic Door Technician · Commercial Door Installer · Commercial Installer · Commercial Service Technician (Commercial Service Tech) · Door Closer Mechanic · Door Installer · Door Repairman · Door Serviceman · Exterior Door Installer

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.