Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 49-9011

Mechanical Door Repairers

Projected +11% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Signal and Track Switch Repairers, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Millwrights.

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Same-major-group titles next to Mechanical Door Repairers: Signal and Track Switch Repairers ($92K) , Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines ($66K) , Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door ($74K) , Millwrights ($66K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Mechanical Door Repairers publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 49-9011 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Wind large springs with upward motion of arm
  2. 2. Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers
  3. 3. Order replacement springs, sections, or slats
  4. 4. Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems
  5. 5. Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools
  6. 6. Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required
  7. 7. Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment
  8. 8. Collect payment upon job completion
  9. 9. Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, h…
  10. 10. Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location
  11. 11. Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment
  12. 12. Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation

Mechanical Door Repairers: O*NET ranks Critical Thinking first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 49-9011 - lead skill Critical Thinking at 3.5 ; lead knowledge Mechanical. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Critical Thinking 3.5
  2. 2. Quality Control Analysis 3.3
  3. 3. Reading Comprehension 3.1
  4. 4. Active Listening 3.1
  5. 5. Speaking 3.1
  6. 6. Installation 3.1
  7. 7. Active Learning 3.0
  8. 8. Monitoring 3.0

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Mechanical 3.9
  2. 2. Customer and Personal Service 3.8
  3. 3. Building and Construction 3.7
  4. 4. Engineering and Technology 3.1
  5. 5. Mathematics 3.0
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 2.9
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +11%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $55,720/yr
$56K
National median
2,700
Annual openings
27,120
Estimated US jobs
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Highest-pay peer · $92K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Mechanical Door Repairers

1. Illinois $65,090
2. New Jersey $67,150
3. Utah $64,660
4. New York $60,560
5. Colorado $62,460
6. Washington $59,930
7. Indiana $60,560
8. Maine $61,140
9. New Hampshire $62,390
10. Alaska $103,550

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations titles

  1. 1. Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $74,340
  2. 2. Signal and Track Switch Repairers $92,460
  3. 3. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510
  4. 4. Millwrights $65,700
  5. 5. Commercial Divers $72,990
  6. 6. Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $68,990

BLS projects +11% employment change for Mechanical Door Repairers (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $55,720.

BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Illinois at $65,090. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Signal and Track Switch Repairers at $92,460. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Mechanical Door Repairers pay-rank #31 in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Mechanical Door Repairers sits at pay-rank #31 of 51 detailed Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Projected change +11.4% puts Mechanical Door Repairers ahead of most peers. Open the state map or compare it directly against a slower-growing role.

Mechanical Door Repairers salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 49-9011

Illinois · top state for Mechanical Door Repairers

$65K published median

New Jersey · #2 state pay

$67K · behind Illinois

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Highest-pay peer vs Mechanical Door Repairers · $92K

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Lower-pay peer beside Mechanical Door Repairers · $66K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mechanical Door Repairers mid-table among Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #31 of 51 detailed Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers ($56K), Automotive Body and Related Repairers ($55K), Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians ($57K), Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians ($58K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do mechanical door repairers do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Mechanical Door Repairers. Leading ones include: 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; 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. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for mechanical door repairers? ▼
For SOC 49-9011, O*NET importance scores lead with Critical Thinking (3.5), Quality Control Analysis (3.3), Reading Comprehension (3.1), Active Listening (3.1). Knowledge areas emphasize Mechanical, Customer and Personal Service, Building and Construction. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Mechanical Door Repairers? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $55,720 as the national median for Mechanical Door Repairers. The published 10th-90th range is $38,490 to $78,260. Beside Signal and Track Switch Repairers ($92,460), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Mechanical Door Repairers projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Mechanical Door Repairers at +11% change for 2024-2034, with about 2,700 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Mechanical Door Repairers? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Mechanical Door Repairers. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Mechanical Door Repairers? ▼
Illinois ($65,090), New Jersey ($67,150), Utah ($64,660) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Mechanical Door Repairers card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 49-9011. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Mechanical Door Repairers. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics