Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here90
  • mechanic
  • installer
  • duct cleaner
  • gas adjuster
  • fan installer
  • furnace fitter
  • furnace setter
  • service tester
  • stoker erector
  • blower mechanic
  • furnace erector
  • heater mechanic
  • repair servicer
  • stoker mechanic
  • and 76 more
SOC code
49-9021.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
29 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersSOC 49-9021.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
On-site testing and adjustmentWhat can do this →
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · CMMS
● No integration needed
Blueprint analysis agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Adobe Acrobat · Docs
● No integration needed
Scheduling agent
Microsoft Outlook · Calendar · CMMS
● No integration needed
You keep this
Perform all hands-on installation, repair, brazing, welding, and equipment mountingConduct on-site testing, inspection, and system adjustmentSupervise assistants and provide in-person trainingOwn final compliance verification and safety accountability

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Documentation and record-keeping88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Blueprint and specification interpretation82% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Work scheduling and coordination58% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 29 detailed work activities O*NET records for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 4

Mostly automatable activities for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
ActivityJobs
Maintain repair or maintenance records23
Document operational activities22
Measure distances or dimensions13
Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities12