Mechanical Door Repairers
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
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors.
What mechanical door repairers do
Typical 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.
- Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
- Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
- Collect payment upon job completion.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Mechanical Door Repairers salary
The median annual wage for mechanical door repairers is $55,720 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $38,490 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $78,260. The mean annual wage is $57,540.
The mean hourly wage of $27.00 is 3.7× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Mechanical Door Repairers (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $55,720 → in 3 years $61,500 → in 5 years $65,600 → in 10 years $77,300 (10-year range $66,500–$89,800). The model assumes pay growth of +3.3% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Mechanical Door Repairers
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Mechanical Door Repairers? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Mechanical Door Repairers
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Mechanical Door Repairers
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★☆☆☆☆ Easy to enter (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become mechanical door repairers
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as mechanical door repairers
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