Also called: Door Hardware Consultant, Openings Consultant (AHC)
Specifies every lock, hinge, closer and access-control device for every door in large buildings, keeping them safe, accessible and up to fire code.
You go through a hospital's floor plans door by door, all 1,200 of them, deciding which need card readers, which must lock in an emergency and which must close automatically in a fire. You write the hardware schedule and solve problems on site.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 2 years after high school. High school or degree; years of training through the Door and Hardware Institute for the AHC credential.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Architecture.
Growing about average. Steady; a small field with many retirements.
Medium risk for 10 years. Software builds hardware schedules from models; fire-code knowledge, field checks and reviewing real doors stay human.
Classes: Construction CTE, Algebra, Drafting CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-4011.
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