Mechanical Door Repairers - 49-9011.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Install, service, or repair opening and closing mechanisms of automatic doors and hydraulic door closers. Includes garage door mechanics.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Automatic-Door Mechanic
  • Door-Closer Mechanic
  • Overhead Door Installer

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

49-9011.00 Mechanical Door Repairers
49-9012.00 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
49-9021.00 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
49-9021.01 Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers
49-9021.02 Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
49-9031.00 Home Appliance Repairers
49-9041.00 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
49-9042.00 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
49-9043.00 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
49-9044.00 Millwrights
49-9045.00 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
49-9051.00 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
49-9052.00 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
49-9061.00 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
49-9062.00 Medical Equipment Repairers
49-9063.00 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
49-9064.00 Watch Repairers
49-9069.99 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
49-9091.00 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
49-9092.00 Commercial Divers
49-9093.00 Fabric Menders, Except Garment
49-9094.00 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
49-9095.00 Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
49-9096.00 Riggers
49-9097.00 Signal and Track Switch Repairers
49-9098.00 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
49-9099.99 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Related Occupations

Tasks

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

Detailed Work Activities

  • analyze operation of malfunctioning electrical or electronic equipment
  • apply cleaning solvents
  • bend tubing or conduit
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • conduct sequential tests to locate electronic malfunction
  • determine installation, service, or repair needed
  • diagnose mechanical problems in machinery or equipment
  • distinguish colors
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • inspect electrical installation for code conformance
  • install electrical conduit or tubing
  • install electrical fixtures or components
  • install electronic equipment, components, or systems
  • install electronic power, communication, control, or security equipment or systems
  • install or replace meters, regulators, or related measuring or control devices
  • install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
  • install/string electrical or electronic cable or wiring
  • lubricate machinery, equipment, or parts
  • perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
  • read blueprints
  • read schematics
  • read technical drawings
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • repair electronic components, equipment, or systems
  • repair mechanical controls
  • repair or adjust measuring or control devices
  • repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
  • replace electronic components
  • solder electrical or electronic connections or components
  • test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
  • test electronic or electrical circuit connections
  • test mechanical products or equipment
  • understand service or repair manuals
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use basic carpentry techniques
  • use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
  • use hand or power tools
  • use precision measuring devices in mechanical repair work
  • use soldering equipment
  • use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter