Job Description: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics install, maintain and repair heating, cooling, and refrigeration equipment in homes and in commercial and industrial buildings. Using hand tools such as wrenches, electric drills, pipe cutters, and test instruments, they install and connect ducts, refrigerant lines, furnaces, compressors, motors, fans, thermostats, and other air conditioning and heating equipment components. Mechanics may specialize in areas such as installation, maintenance, and servicing of furnaces, commercial refrigerators, or solar panels.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
47,435
Yearly Average Wages:
$
47,435
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 700 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
