Occupation Atlasheating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3ce9c89d-6f1a-48b5-942d-386e46e2fd06
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.96
- C Conventional4.29
- I Investigative2.82
- S Social1.47
- E Enterprising1.20
- A Artistic1.04
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply health and safety standards
- conduct routine machinery checks
- domestic cooling systems
- electric heating systems
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- handle refrigerant transfer pumps
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- mechanical engineering
- monitor utility equipment
- operate climate control
- refrigerants
- thermodynamics
- types of heat pumps
- use testing equipment
Optional (22)
- advise on fitted ventilation systems
- arrange equipment repairs
- biogas energy
- district heating and cooling
- drain hazardous liquids
- examine engineering principles
- install air conditioning device
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install firestops
- install heating boiler
- install heating furnace
- install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts
- install refrigeration equipment
- install ventilation equipment
- lay pipe installation
- lead a team
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform refrigerant leak checks
- provide power connection from bus bars
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits
- use personal protection equipment
O*NET equivalents
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