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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Tech (Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Technician)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #362 of 702. Estimated risk: 65.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

37%

“Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Tech (Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Technician)” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 37% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

54%

“Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Tech (Refrigeration and Appliance Repair Technician)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 54% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

Avg. Annual Salary $62,690
Avg. Hourly Wage $30.14
Available Jobs (US) 396,870
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers #49-9021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer to balance system.

  • Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.

  • Perform mechanical overhauls and refrigerant reclaiming.

  • Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, or changing filters.

  • Cut or drill holes in floors, walls, or roof to install equipment, using power saws or drills.

  • Mount compressor, condenser, and other components in specified locations on frames, using hand tools and acetylene welding equipment.

  • Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.

  • Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.

  • Braze or solder parts to repair defective joints and leaks.

  • 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.

  • Test pipes, lines, components, and connections for leaks.

  • Install expansion and control valves, using acetylene torches and wrenches.

  • Install auxiliary components to heating or cooling equipment, such as expansion or discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, or stokers.

  • Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe or tubing, using pipe fitter's tools.

  • Supervise and instruct assistants.

  • Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.

  • Lay out and connect electrical wiring between controls and equipment, according to wiring diagrams, using electrician's hand tools.

  • Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.

  • Record and report time, materials, faults, deficiencies, or other unusual occurrences on work orders.

  • Keep records of repairs and replacements made and causes of malfunctions.

  • Install, connect, or adjust thermostats, humidistats, or timers.

  • Lift and align components into position, using hoist or block and tackle.

  • Install dehumidifiers or related equipment for spaces that require cool, dry air to operate efficiently, such as computer rooms.

  • Lay out reference points for installation of structural and functional components, using measuring instruments.

  • Install or repair self-contained ground source heat pumps or hybrid ground or air source heat pumps to minimize carbon-based energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions.

  • Repair or service heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to improve efficiency, such as by changing filters, cleaning ducts, and refilling non-toxic refrigerants.

  • Schedule work with customers and initiate work orders, house requisitions, and orders from stock.

  • Install or repair air purification systems, such as specialized filters or ultraviolet (UV) light purification systems.

  • Estimate, order, pick up, deliver, and install materials and supplies needed to maintain equipment in good working condition.

  • Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area.

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  • Adobe Acrobat
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  • ManagerPlus
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  • Augury (Predictive Maintenance)
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  • SAP software
  • IBM Maximo Asset Management
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  • HVAC tools software
  • Building automation software
  • Milliamp/microamp meters
  • Jig saws
  • Desktop computers
  • Micron gauges
  • Compound gauges
  • Hand hacksaws
  • Metal snips
  • Temperature gauges
  • Electrical current meters
  • Cordless drills
  • Drill presses
  • Dial indicators
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Laser printers
  • Crowbars
  • Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers
  • Hand trucks
  • Personal computers
  • Portable refractometers
  • Power drills
  • Tape measures
  • Pullers
  • Duplex pressure gauges
  • Volt-ohm meters VOM
  • Computer diagnostic devices
  • Water flow meters
  • Temperature/humidity testers
  • Velometers
  • Non-contact voltage detectors
  • Reclaiming equipment
  • Safety harnesses
  • Bourdon tubes
  • Welding hoods
  • Watt transducers
  • Multimeters
  • Flared tip screwdrivers
  • Slings
  • Cold chisels
  • Refrigerant oil pumps
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Circular saws
  • Voltage simulators
  • Power hacksaws
  • Milliohm meters
  • Air compressors
  • Hex wrenches
  • Box cutters
  • Chalk lines
  • Calipers
  • Clamp-on multimeters
  • Pitot tubes
  • Charging manifolds
  • Awls
  • Pipe reamers
  • Industrial vacuums
  • Carbon monoxide detectors
  • Knockout punches
  • Vibration analyis equipment
  • Laser levels
  • Thermocouples
  • Current simulators
  • Hole saws
  • Feeler gauges
  • Utility knives
  • Hand seamers
  • Grease guns
  • Milliammeters
  • Refrigerant vacuum pumps
  • Caulking equipment
  • Tap sets
  • Hold down clamps
  • Tin snips
  • Plotters
  • Black lights
  • Insulation knives
  • Diagonal cutting pliers
  • Capacitance testers
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Refrigerant pressure meters
  • Refrigerant leak detectors
  • Pipe dies
  • Scrapers
  • Transit levels
  • Nut drivers
  • Air volume test equipment
  • Water levels
  • Vernier calipers
  • Wire brushes
  • Valve wrenches
  • Brazing equipment
  • Thermocouple testers
  • Material alignment jigs
  • Water pressure gauges
  • Conduit benders
  • Flaring tools
  • Lug crimping tool dies
  • Hammers
  • Riggings
  • Swaging tools
  • Soldering guns
  • Venturi meters
  • Hoists
  • Magnetic pickup tools
  • Torque wrenches
  • Air flow sensors
  • Tubing benders
  • Squares
  • Infrared thermography cameras and display units
  • pH meters
  • Potentiometers
  • Ladders
  • Manometers
  • Shears
  • Bubble levels
  • Laptop computers
  • Drill bit sets
  • Smoke testers
  • Power grinders
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Litmus papers
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Water level meters
  • Levels
  • Groove pliers
  • Straightedges
  • Scale rules
  • Electric drills
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Capacitor analyzers
  • Glue guns
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Combustible gas leak detectors
  • Chart recorders
  • Water temperature gauges
  • Circuit tracers
  • Voltmeters
  • Pipe wrenches
  • Pipe cutters
  • Respirators
  • Forklifts
  • Temperature simulators
  • Non-contact surface temperature heads
  • Duct slicers
  • Ohmmeters
  • Wet bulb/dew point meters
  • Wire cutters
  • Alternating current AC line splitters
  • Long nose pliers
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Combustion analyzers
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
  • Pipe benders
  • Soldering irons
  • Shackles
  • Mechanical stethoscopes
  • Heating ventilation and air-conditioning/refrigeration HVAC/R clamp meters
  • Bandsaws
  • Gas pressure gauges
  • Fish tapes
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Power washers
  • Draft gauges
  • Hand sprayers
  • Tachometers
  • Two way radios
  • Hacksaws
  • Circuit analyzers
  • Labeling machines
  • Power saws
  • Smoke pens
  • 4-wire resistance sensors
  • Pipe threaders
  • Screw extractor sets
  • Hand drills
  • Oil guns
  • Electrical frequency indicators
  • Open end wrenches
  • Moisture meters
  • Scaffolding
  • Scribers
  • Fin combs
  • Transfer pumps
  • Duct knives
  • Revolutions per minute RPM meters
  • Water testers
  • Portable drills
  • Strobe tachometers
  • Micrometers
  • Wire strippers
  • Flowmeters
  • Humidity simulators
  • Duct vacuums
  • Carbon monoxide evaluators
  • Slotted screwdrivers
  • Psychrometers
  • Humidity sensors
  • Strap wrenches
  • Handheld thermometers
  • Telescoping boom trucks
  • Bolt cutters
  • Allen wrenches
  • Reamers
  • Oxygen testers
  • Safety goggles
  • Pressure gauges
  • Acetylene torches
  • Tinners hammers
  • Service manifold sets
  • Caulking guns
  • Staging winches
  • Charging cylinders
  • Vacuum gauges
  • Jacks
  • Ammeters
  • Air flow hoods
  • Recovery and recycle units
  • High-voltage probes
  • Contaminant content tests
  • Soft face hammers
  • Spectrometers
  • Magnehelic gauges
  • Punches
  • Screwdrivers
  • Wattmeters
  • Pipe clamp thermocouples
  • Hot wire anemometers
  • Precision levels
  • Autoranging meters
  • Safety glasses
  • Megohmmeters
  • Claw hammers
  • Phase rotation meters
  • Smoke detector canisters
  • Receptacle testers
  • Staging equipment
  • Soldering equipment
  • Rulers
  • Tongs
  • Air velocity meters
  • Belt tension indicators
  • Sheet metal crimpers
  • Pneumatic air gauges
  • Bead type thermocouples
  • Decibel meters
  • Hygrosticks
  • Turbine flow meters
  • Resistance temperature detectors
  • Anemometers
  • Differential pressure detectors
  • Infrared thermometers
  • Dataloggers
  • Pressure simulators
  • Fall arrest lines
  • Image scanners
  • Refrigerant recovery machines
  • Resistance meters
  • Safety belts
  • Tube cutters
  • Platform lifts

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