Installation, maintenance and repair
Mechanical door repairer
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
Median pay
$55,720
Growth to 2035
+6%
faster than average
Openings a year
2,100
Time to qualify*
6 months
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Mechanical door repairer
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Exposure to disease
Mechanical door repairer: 65% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
- Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
- Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
- Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners 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.
- 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.
- Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
Also called: Commercial Door Installer · Commercial Installer · Door Installer · Door Serviceman · Garage Door Installer · Garage Door Technician (Garage Door Tech) · Installation Technician (Installation Tech) · Installer
Outlook and AI
Mechanical door repairers held 28,400 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 30,300 by 2035 (+6%, faster than average; all jobs: +3.5%).
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