HVAC

An HVAC technician installs, maintains and repairs heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. HVAC is an abbreviation for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Someone who works in this occupation may specialize in installation, or maintenance and repair. Some technicians concentrate on only one type of system, for example, heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration. Sheet-metal workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Sheet metal workers and HVAC Techs need to be in good physical condition and have mechanical and mathematical aptitude along with good problem-solving skills. Good eye-hand coordination, spatial and form perception, and manual dexterity also are important. Primary skills needed for this occupation include: trouble shooting of complex systems, use of electronic meters, install sheet metal assemblies in supportive framework; operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery; use hand, power and precision measuring tools; braze, solder and weld metal parts or components together.