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Job Description

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

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,420.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 19,840 people on this job

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Tasks for “Mechanical Door Repairers”

Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
Prepare doors for hardware installation, such as drilling holes to install locks.
Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
Bore or cut holes in flooring as required for installation, using hand or power tools.
Fabricate replacements for worn or broken parts, using welders, lathes, drill presses, or shaping or milling machines.
Operate lifts, winches, or chain falls to move heavy curtain doors.
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.
Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.
Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
Lubricate door closer oil chambers and pack spindles with leather washers.
Clean door closer parts, using caustic soda, rotary brushes, or grinding wheels.
Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
Cover treadles with carpeting or other floor covering materials and test systems by operating treadles.
Install dock seals, bumpers, or shelters.
Study blueprints and schematic diagrams to determine appropriate methods of installing or repairing automated door openers.
Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
Collect payment upon job completion.
Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
Cut door stops or angle irons to fit openings.
Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
Set in and secure floor treadles for door activating mechanisms; then connect power packs and electrical panelboards to treadles.
Order replacement springs, sections, or slats.

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