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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.

AI exposure39 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation31
Freedom to set tasks69
Repeating the same tasks57
$74,340Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.3%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
55Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
60
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Active Learning
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
50
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
38
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
31
Service Orientation
56
38
Systems Evaluation
56
28
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
28
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
35
Equipment Maintenance
47
53
Troubleshooting
47
53
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Selection
47
47
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Repairing
46
56
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
50

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Complex Problem Solving

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Time Management, Active Learning

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$95,320
10-yr growth
+10.3%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Installation, Active Listening, Troubleshooting

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76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Instructing, Active Listening, Service Orientation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.