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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
What a heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installer does
Become a heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Reading work related information.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $40 per hour with a typical salary of $76,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $28 and $49 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $25,100 and $84,800 per year.
- 56% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $38 per hour with a typical salary of $47,800 per year.
- 46.1% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Mechanics And Installer job outlook
- There are 7,390 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,262 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 6% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 16% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.