heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technicians aid in the design of devices which provide heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration in buildings. They ensure the equipment complies with environmental standards. They handle hazardous materials used in the systems, and ensure safety precautions are in place.

The most in-demand skills for this role include refrigerants, electric heating systems, types of heat pumps, hydraulics, thermodynamics, mechanical engineering. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.