HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Houston, TX, and Prospect Heights, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
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).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance, is Public, 2-year (9,726 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Ivy Tech Community College has the most HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance degree recipients, with 393 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance.
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%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $81,950 and the most common occupations are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Management, scientific & technical consulting services.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $81,950 and the most common occupations are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors.
The most common occupations Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Mechanical Technologies majors working as Materials engineers, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Mechanical Technologies majors are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, General & operations managers, and Software developers.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.98%, from 20,278 in 2021 to 20,883 in 2022.
The largest single share of Mechanical Technologies graduates go on to work as Welding, soldering, & brazing workers (5.39%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Mechanical Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Automotive repair & maintenance, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Mechanical Technologies majors, by average wage, are Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Banking & related activities, and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.98%, from 20,278 in 2021 to 20,883 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is Construction, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.
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.
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 42.5.
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).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 44 years old, which represent 4.2% and 3.71% of the population, respectively.
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.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance.
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.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in HVAC & Refrigeration Maintenance.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Russia that hold Mechanical Technologies degrees (3.97 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 (672 degree recipients).
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.
