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Mechanical Door Repairers

Industry Areas

  • Building Finishing Contractors
  • Building Equipment Contractors
  • Building Material and Supplies Dealers

Day-to-Day Tasks

  • Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
  • Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
  • Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.

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Workweek Breakdown

The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.

Pie Chart Representing the section data
  • 80.91% (40 Hours)
  • 19.09% (Over 50 Hours)

This data also pertains to Mechanical Door Repairers(49-9010)

Type of Work

The level of day-to-day involvement with data, people or things.

Data: Low
People: Low
Things: High

Skills at a Glance

The levels of different skills helpful in this career.

Verbal skills: Low
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Medium
Equipment Operation & Maintenance: High
Math & Science Skills: Low
Technology Design & Control: Medium
Leadership: Medium

Workplace at a Glance

The level of different environmental factors you would experience on the job.

Responsibility: Medium
Exposure to Job Hazards: High
Physical Activity: High
Decision Making: High
Repetitiveness: Medium
Level of Competition: Medium
Time Pressure: Medium

Business Breakdown

The different sectors people in this career currently work in.

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  • 72.14% (Private For-Profit)
  • 1.93% (Private Not For-Profit)
  • 23.47% (State and Local Govt)
  • 0.63% (Federal Government)
  • 1.83% (Self-Employed)

This data also pertains to Control And Valve Installers And Repairers

Data supplied by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center
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