Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers

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2021 Workforce

408k

Average Age

40.2

Estimated Job Growth

4.01%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$54,117

Average Male Salary

$54,217

Average Female Salary

$48,199

About

Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers was $54,117 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers are St. Mary's & Calvert Counties PUMA, MD, Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, and Johnston County PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers are Pima County (West) PUMA, AZ, Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, and Garland City (South) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workforce. Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workforce in 2021 was 408,271 people, of which 1.67% were women and 98.3% were men. Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers are paid most in Lake Forest, Irvine (North) Cities & Silverado PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Pima County (West) PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

401,454

Male Workforce

± 15.5k

6,817

Female Workforce

± 2.03k

The Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workforce in 2021 was 408,271 people (1.67% women and 98.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 31.9% between 2014 (309,523) and 2021 (408,271).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($80,925), Hawaii ($73,054), and Rhode Island ($70,566).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$54,117

AVERAGE WAGE

#253 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers earned an average of $54,117, $5,479 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.31

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers, by average wage, is Fabric mills, except knitting mills ($225,005).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

408k

2021 Workforce

± 15,666

2.58%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.32%

This graphic shows the share of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers at 94.9%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 2.77% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 2.28%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in the US. The workforce of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in 2021 was 408,271 people, with 1.67% woman, and 98.3% men. The average age of male Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in the workforce is 40.2 and of female Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in 2021 was 408,271 people, with 1.67% woman, and 98.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (54,679 people), 25 to 29 years (54,218 people), and 35 to 39 years (51,444 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 21.2% of Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workers were Hispanic and 78.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.4%), Puerto Rican (11.2)%, and Cuban (10.4)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.7% of the Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workforce were White, of which 1.57% were women and 98.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.76%) and Two or More Races (6.57%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers, Repairing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,280 people), Engineering (4,409 people), and Social Sciences (1,478 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workers were High School or Equivalent (169,672 people), Some college (120,452 people), and Associates Degree (55,716 people).

The graphic shows the Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers are expected to see a growth of 4.01% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.

4.01%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.