OES Code: 859020 SAN DIEGO 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
900 1,280 42% 380 170 550


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, & REFRIGERATION MECHANICS & INSTALLERS IN SAN DIEGO 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
9010 Federal government
7623 Refrigeration service & repair
5074 Plumbing & hydronic heating equipment, wholesale
7629 Electrical & electronic repair shops, all other

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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