49-9011.00 Bright OutlookApprenticeship

Mechanical Door Repairers

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

Career Cluster:Construction
Job Family:Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Construction
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Key Tasks

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

Skills

Critical Thinking
63%
Quality Control Analysis
56%
Reading Comprehension
53%
Speaking
53%
Installation
53%
Active Listening
53%
Repairing
50%
Social Perceptiveness
50%
Active Learning
50%
Operations Monitoring
50%
Instructing
50%
Service Orientation
50%
Complex Problem Solving
50%
Monitoring
50%
Coordination
50%
Persuasion
47%
Troubleshooting
47%
Time Management
47%
Management of Personnel Resources
47%
Judgment and Decision Making
47%
Operation and Control
44%
Equipment Selection
44%
Writing
44%
Equipment Maintenance
44%
Negotiation
41%
Learning Strategies
41%
Mathematics
38%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Systems Analysis
28%
Technology Design
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Management of Financial Resources
22%
Operations Analysis
22%
Programming
0%
Science
0%

Knowledge

Mechanical
73%
Customer and Personal Service
71%
Building and Construction
68%
Engineering and Technology
52%
Mathematics
49%
Computers and Electronics
48%
English Language
47%
Public Safety and Security
44%
Design
44%
Administration and Management
43%
Education and Training
40%
Sales and Marketing
39%
Production and Processing
36%
Physics
29%
Transportation
28%
Administrative
25%
Law and Government
24%
Personnel and Human Resources
19%
Telecommunications
13%
Geography
12%
Psychology
10%
Communications and Media
9%
Economics and Accounting
9%
Chemistry
8%
Medicine and Dentistry
5%
Foreign Language
4%
Sociology and Anthropology
3%
Fine Arts
2%
Philosophy and Theology
2%
Therapy and Counseling
2%
History and Archeology
1%
Food Production
1%
Biology
1%

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Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness
72%
Manual Dexterity
72%
Near Vision
69%
Problem Sensitivity
66%
Trunk Strength
66%
Extent Flexibility
60%
Static Strength
60%
Finger Dexterity
60%
Oral Comprehension
56%
Speech Clarity
53%
Oral Expression
53%
Speech Recognition
53%
Multilimb Coordination
53%
Written Comprehension
53%
Control Precision
53%
Information Ordering
53%
Visualization
50%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Depth Perception
50%
Inductive Reasoning
50%
Gross Body Equilibrium
50%
Written Expression
50%
Gross Body Coordination
50%
Visual Color Discrimination
50%
Far Vision
47%
Category Flexibility
47%
Stamina
47%
Fluency of Ideas
47%
Flexibility of Closure
47%
Selective Attention
47%
Perceptual Speed
44%
Hearing Sensitivity
44%
Reaction Time
44%
Speed of Closure
44%
Dynamic Strength
41%
Originality
41%
Auditory Attention
38%
Time Sharing
38%
Mathematical Reasoning
31%
Spatial Orientation
31%
Speed of Limb Movement
31%
Memorization
31%
Wrist-Finger Speed
28%
Response Orientation
28%
Glare Sensitivity
25%
Night Vision
25%
Sound Localization
25%
Peripheral Vision
25%
Rate Control
25%
Number Facility
25%
Explosive Strength
22%
Dynamic Flexibility
6%

Work Activities

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
80%
Performing General Physical Activities
79%
Getting Information
73%
Handling and Moving Objects
71%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
69%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
68%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
67%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
64%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
63%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
63%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
61%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
60%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
60%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
59%
Thinking Creatively
58%
Training and Teaching Others
56%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
55%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
54%
Scheduling Work and Activities
53%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
53%
Controlling Machines and Processes
53%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
52%
Processing Information
51%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
51%
Selling or Influencing Others
49%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
48%
Documenting/Recording Information
46%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
45%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
44%
Analyzing Data or Information
43%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
43%
Assisting and Caring for Others
43%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
41%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
39%
Performing Administrative Activities
38%
Developing and Building Teams
38%
Coaching and Developing Others
36%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
33%
Working with Computers
28%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
27%
Staffing Organizational Units
23%

Work Context

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

95%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

92%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

88%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

87%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

85%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

83%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

82%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

79%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

79%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

79%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

78%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

76%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

76%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

76%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

75%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

75%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

74%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

73%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

73%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

73%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

72%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

72%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

68%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

68%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

68%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

68%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

66%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

64%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

60%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

60%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

58%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

55%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

55%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

53%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

52%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

52%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

50%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

50%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

47%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

46%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

45%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

42%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

41%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

41%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

40%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

40%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

36%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

26%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

25%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

25%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

23%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

20%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

17%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

16%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

14%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

7%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

5%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

71%

Less than high school diploma

17%

Post-secondary certificate

12%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

98

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

47

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

13

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

8

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

0

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

0

Work Styles

Dependability
75%
Attention to Detail
68%
Cautiousness
55%
Integrity
46%
Perseverance
37%
Achievement Orientation
35%
Stress Tolerance
32%
Initiative
25%
Self-Confidence
25%
Cooperation
24%
Self-Control
23%
Intellectual Curiosity
21%
Adaptability
20%
Sincerity
19%
Innovation
10%
Social Orientation
6%
Optimism
4%
Empathy
2%
Humility
1%

Work Values

Independence
61%
Support
61%
Working Conditions
36%
Achievement
28%
Relationships
28%
Recognition
22%

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