Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
SOC 49-9012 · 2024-2034
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $103,095per year
- Projected openings
- 3,850
- Projected change
- +7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
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
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $119,744 | 40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $119,087 | 220 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $117,737 | 200 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $113,685 | 160 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $108,786 | 70 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $107,944 | 110 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $105,880 | 80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $102,265 | 380 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $100,991 | 30 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $99,862 | 100 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $92,386 | 20 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $91,461 | 70 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $85,604 | 440 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $83,389 | 460 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $78,919 | 230 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $73,140 | 20 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $71,497 | 70 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | Not reported | 30 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | Not reported | 40 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | Not reported | 50 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | Not reported | 150 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $76,504 | 28,510 | +13.8% |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $47,878 | 960 | -16.7% |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | $92,718 | 7,340 | +6.6% |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $69,758 | 3,750 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $124,956 | 1,320 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | $87,218 | 1,190 | 0% |