What they do
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Install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences or commercial establishments.
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A/C Tech (Air Conditioning Technician), HVAC Installer (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Installer), HVAC Mechanic (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Mechanic), HVAC Service Tech (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Service Technician), HVAC Specialist (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Specialist), HVAC Tech (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technician), HVAC Technician (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technician), Service Technician, Systems Mechanic
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Wages
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| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers* |
| Vermont - 2020 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 19.35 |
$40,240 |
| 25% |
$ 22.51 |
$46,810 |
| Median |
$ 26.43 |
$54,970 |
| 75% |
$ 29.97 |
$62,340 |
| 90% |
$ 32.70 |
$68,010 |
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| Average |
$ 26.15 |
$54,390 |
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Industries of Employment
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers* |
| United States - 2018 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Specialty trade contractors
| 66% |
| 9% |
- Educational services; state, local, and private
| 4% |
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
| 3% |
| 3% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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- Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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- Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
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- Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
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- Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
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- Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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- Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
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- Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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- Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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- Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Independence
Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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- Analytical Thinking
Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
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- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Initiative
Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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Other Resources
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Projected Employment
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| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers* |
| Vermont |
| 2018 employment |
1,133 |
| 2028 employment |
1,129 |
Annual percent change
(compounded) |
-0.0% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
111 |
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Education and Experience:
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers* |
- Typical education needed for entry
Postsecondary non-degree award
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Long-term on-the-job training
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Job Zone
| Medium Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(6.0 to < 7.0) - A typical worker will require
over 1 year up to and including 2 years
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 0% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 7% |
| Associate's degree | | 16% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 61% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 13% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 4% |
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Licensing
| Vermont may require an occupational license: |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
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- Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
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- Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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- Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
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- Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
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- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
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- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Repair pipes to stop leaking.
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- Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
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- Service heating, ventilation or air-conditioning (HVAC) systems or components.
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- Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
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- Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Test pipe or tubing joints or connections for leaks, using pressure gauge or soap-and-water solution.
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- Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.
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- Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.
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- Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.
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- Repair or service heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to improve efficiency, such as by changing filters, cleaning ducts, or refilling non-toxic refrigerants.
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