Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics & Installers
Install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences or commercial establishments.
Also called: HVAC Mechanic (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Mechanic); HVAC Service Technician (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Service Technician); HVAC Technician (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technician); Service Technician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- building and construction
- customer service
- sales and marketing
- physics
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work
- installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Self Control
Technology:
Industrial control software
- Delta Controls inteliWEB
- Honeywell WEBs-N4
Facilities management software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Cworks CMMS
- Atlas Construction Business Forms
- Microsoft Word
Education:
certificate after high school
