door installer
Door installers set doors in place. They remove the old door if present, prepare the frame opening, and set the new door in place square, straight, plumb, and watertight if called for. Door installers also inspect and service existing doors.
door installer door installers set doors in place. They remove the old door if present, prepare the frame opening, and set the new door in place square, straight, plumb, and watertight if called for. Door installers also inspect and service existing doors. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include install locks, work ergonomically, apply proofing membranes, cut insulation material to size, use shims.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £34,014 a year for Carpenters and joiners (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £28,900 to £40,477 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5316). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only door installer, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does door installer do?
Door installers set doors in place. They remove the old door if present, prepare the frame opening, and set the new door in place square, straight, plumb, and watertight if called for. Door installers also inspect and service existing doors.
What skills does door installer need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include install locks, work ergonomically, apply proofing membranes, cut insulation material to size, use shims, inspect construction supplies. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace door installer?
Our AI-durability model gives door installer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.