HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
21,415
declining 2.17%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$4,050
growing 4.33%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$15,764
growing 1.29%
Average Wage
$87,407
growing 6.66%
People in Workforce
21,307
growing 2.03%
Average Employee Age
42.7
growing 0.472%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Houston, TX, and Prospect Heights, IL. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance degree recipients are Prospect Heights, IL, Lincolnia, VA, and Willowbrook, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Mechanical Technologies

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance in the US, but Brownson Technical School and DeHart Technical School have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance.

Tuition costs for HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance majors are, on average, $4,050 for in-state public colleges, and $15,764 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance programs are Public, 2-year institutions (354 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (9,726 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance (2023)
  1. Ivy Tech Community College
    393 degrees awarded
  2. Southern Technical College (446552)
    310 degrees awarded
  3. Chicago Professional Center
    255 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance, is Public, 2-year (9,726 completions in 2023).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,050
Median In-State Public
$15,764
Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance degree recipients, with 393 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Brownson Technical School
    100%
  2. DeHart Technical School
    100%
  3. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
    100%

Out of all institutions that offer HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Brownson Technical School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance
  1. Cook County, IL
    650 degrees awarded
  2. Los Angeles County, CA
    552 degrees awarded
  3. Harris County, TX
    511 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance by year.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers .

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
$87,407
Average Wage in Workforce
± $13,496
6.66%
1 Year Growth
± 20.4%

The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $87,407 and the most common occupations are Automotive service technicians & mechanics, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Automotive service technicians & mechanics, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.

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Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Mechanical Technologies majors working as Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, and Small engine mechanics.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Mechanical Technologies majors are Chiropractors, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
21,307
2023 Workforce
± 3,583
2.03%
1 Year Growth
± 23.4%

The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.03%, from 20,883 in 2022 to 21,307 in 2023.

The largest single share of Mechanical Technologies graduates go on to work as Automotive service technicians & mechanics (4.66%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Mechanical Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The most common industries that employ Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Construction, and Automotive repair & maintenance.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The highest paying industries of Mechanical Technologies majors, by average wage, are Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , Offices of chiropractors, and Offices of physicians.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
21,307
2023 Workforce
± 3,583
2.03%
1 Year Growth
± 23.4%

The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.03%, from 20,883 in 2022 to 21,307 in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of Mechanical Technologies majors
  1. Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY
    39.2
  2. Essex County (Central)--Orange & East Orange PUMA, NJ
    20.3
  3. KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (South Central) PUMA, KY
    20.1

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Mechanical Technologies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 42.7.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Mechanical Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Mechanical Technologies (9,060 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
42.7
Average Age in 2023
± 2.13 Years
0.472%
1 Year Change
± 7.05%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 26 and 27 years old, which represent 4.9% and 4.02% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (96.5%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    9,060 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    5,038 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    3,755 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    886 degree recipients
  2. India
    403 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    394 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. West Indies
    32 times more than expected
  2. Western Africa, not specified
    31.4 times more than expected
  3. Finland
    19 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in West Indies that hold Mechanical Technologies degrees (32 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (886 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance majors need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Operations Monitoring, Installation, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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