Description
Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Independence
Tasks
- Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.
- Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area.
- Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components.
- Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.
- Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Handling and Moving Objects
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Technology Skills
- Electronic mail software
- Presentation software
- Facilities management software
- Industrial control software
- Word processing software
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Finger Dexterity
Skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Installation
- Reading Comprehension
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Building and Construction
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Computers and Electronics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Light Commercial Air Conditioning CertificationCertifying Organization
ESCO Group
Type
Specialty
Certifying Organization
International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Indoor Air Quality ManagerCertifying Organization
National Registry of Environmental Professionals
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Hydronics Gas ServiceCertifying Organization
North American Technician Excellence, Inc.
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $42,170 |
| Median (50%) | $54,271 |
| High (90%) | $68,178 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $50,090 |
| Mid Level | $58,159 |
| Senior Level | $61,133 |
| Expert Level | $68,815 |
Employability
There are currently 441,200 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 481,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 9%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 9%
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