Mechanical Door Repairers vs Millwrights: $56K vs $66K Median Pay

Mechanical Door Repairers vs Millwrights: what changes?

Consider Mechanical Door Repairers if you want to install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Consider Millwrights if you would rather install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. Both list high school diploma or equivalent; compare training and prior experience separately.

Try this next: Compare three local entry-level postings for Mechanical Door Repairers and Millwrights. List the duties, credentials, prior experience, and paid training each employer actually asks for. Try a supervised class or sample project from each field before choosing a program.

BLS 2025 wages and 2025–2035 projections. National medians are not starting offers. Occupation size is not a count of vacancies. View the BLS data.

Compare the practical differences

Mechanical Door Repairers

National median pay (2025): $55,720
Route into the job: High school diploma or equivalent; More than one month and up to 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: More than one month and up to 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.
Work to investigate: Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 2,100

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Operating or riding in vehicles is a recurring part of the work rather than an occasional trip.

See the full Mechanical Door Repairers brief

Millwrights

National median pay (2025): $65,700
Route into the job: High school diploma or equivalent; Apprenticeship combines paid work and instruction; duration is not reported here. Check the full program and licensing requirements
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: Apprenticeship combines paid work and instruction; duration is not reported here. Check the full program and licensing requirements.
Work to investigate: Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 3,200

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The usual entry route includes an apprenticeship. Interest in the subject is not a substitute for supervised, paid training.

See the full Millwrights brief

How the national numbers differ

Mechanical Door Repairers has the edge on projected growth

Mechanical Door Repairers is at 6.4% projected growth, compared with 0.9% projected growth for Millwrights.

Millwrights has the edge on median pay

Millwrights is at $65,700, compared with $55,720 for Mechanical Door Repairers.

Millwrights has the edge on annual openings

Millwrights is at 3,200 annual openings, compared with 2,100 annual openings for Mechanical Door Repairers.

54.5/ 100

Mechanical Door Repairers

50.2/ 100

Millwrights

Each available metric is ranked from 0 to 100 against the careers on ChooseField. The weighted average uses this profile: pay 30%, growth 25%, openings 30%, preparation level 15%. Missing values are not scored as zero; their weights are redistributed across available metrics. Occupation size has zero weight: employment is not accessible vacancies. Preparation categories do not measure admission difficulty or years without earnings. The score summarizes national measures; local opportunities and personal fit still need separate consideration.

Detailed evidence

Mechanical Door Repairers vs Millwrights

Dimension	Mechanical Door Repairers	Millwrights
Median pay (2025)	$55,720	$65,700
Pay percentile	40.8 percentile	57.5 percentile
Projected growth (2025–2035)	6.4%	0.9%
Annual openings (2025–2035)	2,100	3,200
2025 employment	28,400	40,700
How you qualify	High school diploma or equivalent; More than one month and up to 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing	High school diploma or equivalent; Apprenticeship combines paid work and instruction; duration is not reported here. Check the full program and licensing requirements
O*NET preparation group	Job Zone 2	Job Zone 2
Related work experience	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
On-the-job training	More than one month and up to 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.	Apprenticeship combines paid work and instruction; duration is not reported here. Check the full program and licensing requirements.

The table reports national benchmarks and reviewed work descriptions. It does not rate personal suitability, job security, or physical safety.

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Mechanical Door Repairers vs Millwrights: what changes?

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Mechanical Door Repairers

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How the national numbers differ

Mechanical Door Repairers has the edge on projected growth

Millwrights has the edge on median pay

Millwrights has the edge on annual openings

Mechanical Door Repairers vs Millwrights

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