OES Code: 859020

ORANGE COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, & REFRIGERATION MECHANICS & INSTALLERS

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers install and repair heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Their duties may include installation and repair of oil burners, hot-air furnaces, heating stoves, and similar equipment in homes and commercial establishments using hand and pipe threading tools. They may also install and repair cooling and central air conditioning systems. Does not include workers who do only plumbing and pipefitting work.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
940	1,300	38%	360	170	530

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, & REFRIGERATION MECHANICS & INSTALLERS IN ORANGE COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
7623	Refrigeration service & repair

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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