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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.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $44 per hour with an average salary of $65,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $28 and $49 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $24,400 and $84,600 per year.
- 55% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $46 per hour with an average salary of $54,700 per 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.