Career
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
Install and repair the controls and valves systems depend on.
$74,340
Median pay
+4.3%
Job growth, 2025–35
3,600
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Critical Thinking, Repairing, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though moderate-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $74,340 a year and 3,600 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0302
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0303
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210 · +4.4%
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,520 · +17.8%
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$53,710 · -17.0%
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$78,620 · +3.1%
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$103,020 · +9.7%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.