Mechanical Door Repairers
SOC 49-9011 · 2024-2034
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $61,244per year
- Projected openings
- 2,860
- Projected change
- +18.5%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Listening
- Installation
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $61,895 | 250 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $61,699 | 390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $61,697 | 580 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $60,437 | 70 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $55,538 | 500 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $54,521 | 480 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaziers | $65,775 | 6,520 | +3.9% |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $145,005 | 1,650 | +5% |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | $62,735 | 2,340 | -4% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $58,612 | 151,500 | +7.3% |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $78,665 | 7,970 | +5.5% |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | $45,933 | 10,870 | +2.2% |