Heating & Refrigeration Careers
Salary ranges from $10.34 to $26.20 per hour
Job prospects for heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers are expected to be good, particularly
for those with technical school or formal apprenticeship training.
Employment of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers is expected to grow faster than the
average for all occupations through the year 2012.
Career Requirements
Because of the increasing sophistication of heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration systems, employers prefer to hire those
with technical school or apprenticeship training. Many mechanics
and installers, however, still learn the trade informally
on the job.
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Job Description
Heating and air-conditioning systems control the temperature,
humidity, and the total air quality in residential, commercial,
industrial, and other buildings. Refrigeration systems make
it possible to store and transport food, medicine, and other
perishable items.
Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers—also called technicians—install, maintain, and
repair such systems. Because heating, ventilation, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration systems often are referred to as HVACR systems,
these workers also may be called HVACR technicians.
Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems consist
of many mechanical, electrical, and electronic components,
such as motors, compressors, pumps, fans, ducts, pipes, thermostats,
and switches. In central heating systems, for example, a furnace
heats air that is distributed throughout the building via
a system of metal or fiberglass ducts.
Technicians must be able to maintain, diagnose, and correct
problems throughout the entire system. To do this, they adjust
system controls to recommended settings and test the performance
of the entire system using special tools and test equipment.
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Some data sourced from: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
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