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socCode = "49-9021.00"
title = "Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers"
summary = "Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves."
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education = "Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree."
experience = "Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job."
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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
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label = "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)"
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title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
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naics = "238210"
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medianWage = 61340
lq = 2.46

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usageRelease = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

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percentile = 25
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
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percentile = 24
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percentile = 19
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percentile = 55
band = "Moderate"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

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beta = 0.10526315789473684
gamma = 0.14035087719298245

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growthPercentile = 87
direction = "Growing fast"
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annualOpeningsPercentile = 87
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employment2034Thousands = 459.7

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label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
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percentile = 24
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
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percentile = 19
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

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source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.11711343789425932
percentile = 37
band = "Moderate"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

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importance = 4.44

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

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source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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tasks = 30
skills = 42
capabilities = 120
tools = 27
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
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contentHash = "98eb505a79538b3e"

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text = "Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment."
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value = 3

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value = 2.82

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value = 2.6

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value = 2.5

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value = 2.07

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value = 2.06

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family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.76

[[personFit]]
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value = 1.74

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value = 1.71

[[personFit]]
name = "Management/Administration"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.68

[[personFit]]
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release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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