Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 2,122 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 13% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Record and report time, materials, faults, deficiencies, or other unusual occurrences on work orders.
AI could do much of this on its own
Keep records of repairs and replacements made and causes of malfunctions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Schedule work with customers and initiate work orders, house requisitions, and orders from stock.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer to balance system.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
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Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus apprenticeship.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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