Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · Holland code RC

Mechanical Door Repairers

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

Also called: Commercial Door Installer, Door Installer, Garage Door Installer, Garage Door Technician (Garage Door Tech), Commercial Installer, Door Serviceman, Installation Technician (Installation Tech), Installer.

O*NET 49-9011.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $55,720; Middle half earn $46,610 to $65,630. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 2 of 5; Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

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.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Critical Thinking3.3 / 5
Active Listening3.1 / 5
Reading Comprehension3.0 / 5
Speaking3.0 / 5
Active Learning3.0 / 5
Monitoring3.0 / 5

Knowledge areas

Administration and Management4.0 / 5
Customer and Personal Service3.9 / 5
Building and Construction3.5 / 5
Mechanical3.5 / 5
English Language3.5 / 5
Mathematics3.3 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic98
Investigative13
Artistic0
Social8
Enterprising0
Conventional49

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

door installer · DE Türenbauer/Türenbauerin · FR installateur de portes/installatrice de portes
locksmith · DE Schloss- und Schlüsselmacher/Schloss- und Schlüsselmacherin · FR serrurier/serrurière

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out (5222)8,600 employed
Carpenters and joiners (5316)175,400 employed
Electricians and electrical fitters (5241)193,000 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Craft and related trades workers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Craft and related trades workers, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€40,086
Germany	€38,638
Austria	€38,194
Sweden	€37,856
Netherlands	€37,077
Ireland	€36,098
France	€27,145
Italy	€26,488
Spain	€22,817
Portugal	€11,142
Poland	€10,099

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the lower third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -1.38. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (49-9011).

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