Skilled Trades
Mechanical Door Repairers
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
Median salary
$51,050
Typical range
$37k – $73k
Job outlook
+11% (faster than average)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Mechanical Door Repairers
Entry / Junior
$37,160
~2 yrs to advance
Mechanical Door Repairers
Established
$51,050
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Mechanical Door Repairers
Senior
$62,105
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
- •Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
- •Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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