What Does it Take to Be a Control & Valve Installer and Repairer?

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

Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Responsibilities

• Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
• Clamp regulator units into vises on stages above water tanks, and attach compressed air hoses to intake ports.
• Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.
• Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, or modifying parts needed for repairs.
• Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
• Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools.

Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Skills

When polled, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Other Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Job Titles

• Certification Technician
• Water Meter Installer
• Valve Grinder
• Inside Meter Tester
• Instrument and Controls Technician

Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Employment Estimates

In 2016, there was an estimated number of 46,900 jobs in the United States for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 4.9% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 2,300 new jobs for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 3,800 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door are Texas, Georgia, and California.

Watch out if you plan on working in Wisconsin, Maine, or West Virginia. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

What is the Average Salary of a Control & Valve Installer and Repairer

The typical yearly salary for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door is somewhere between $30,820 and $90,990. The median salary is $56,070.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for jobs of this type in different U.S. states.

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
North Dakota	$77,310
Washington	$75,880
Connecticut	$75,730
Wisconsin	$73,610
New York	$73,540
Montana	$72,960
South Dakota	$72,770
Massachusetts	$71,610
Illinois	$70,600
Wyoming	$70,470
Delaware	$69,760
Minnesota	$68,940
Alaska	$67,660
Hawaii	$66,910
Michigan	$66,720
Colorado	$66,070
Indiana	$65,700
West Virginia	$65,390
California	$65,220
New Mexico	$64,980
Virginia	$64,870
Ohio	$64,770
New Jersey	$64,650
Iowa	$63,150
Rhode Island	$62,830
New Hampshire	$62,780
Kansas	$61,540
Pennsylvania	$59,940
Utah	$59,310
Maine	$58,680
Kentucky	$58,510
Oregon	$58,190
Maryland	$56,920
Arkansas	$56,840
Nebraska	$55,630
Oklahoma	$55,450
Arizona	$55,230
Vermont	$54,640
North Carolina	$54,520
Louisiana	$54,400
Missouri	$52,710
Nevada	$50,650
Georgia	$50,210
South Carolina	$49,930
Tennessee	$48,810
Florida	$47,240
Alabama	$45,160
Idaho	$43,930
Texas	$42,560
Mississippi	$39,570

What Tools & Technology do Control and Valve Installers and Repairers Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Control and Valve Installers and Repairers may use on a daily basis:

• SAP
• Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
• Data entry software

How to Become a Control & Valve Installer and Repairer

What education or degrees do I need to become a Control and Valve Installer and Repairer?

How many years of work experience do I need?

Where do Control and Valve Installers and Repairers Work?

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Are you already one of the many Control and Valve Installers and Repairers in the United States? If you’re thinking about changing careers, these fields are worth exploring:

• Plumbers
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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