Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Overview
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other has a national median salary of $49,230 per year, with +2.6% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.
Description
All installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately.
Education
Education Levels of Current Workers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished an associate's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Associate's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.
Certificates
Certifications applicable to Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other:
| Certificate name | Certifying Organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance Management and Inspection | Community Transportation Association of America | I |
Income & Employability
Income Percentile
The median (50th percentile) is the middle wage; 10% earn less than the low figure and 10% earn more than the high figure.
| Low (10%) | $36,080 |
| Median (50%) | $49,230 |
| High (90%) | $77,040 |
Income by Experience
How pay typically grows from entry level (0–2 yrs) to expert (8+ yrs).
Experience data not available.
Employability
There are currently 205,200 jobs in this career path (2025). That number is projected to grow to 210,600 by 2035, a +2.6% change.
+2.6% growthVideo Resources
Training Programs
207 programs at 46 schools on Career School App prepare students for a career as Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other, including HVAC/R (207). Showing 24.
- Commercial HVAC and Commercial RefrigerationACVOLT Tech School · Colton, CAOther · 8 months — weekends, 8 hours per week
- Air Conditioning and Heating TechnologyAdvanced Technology Institute · Virginia Beach, VADiploma · 15 months
- HVAC/CR TechnologiesAdvanced Training Institute · Las Vegas, NVDiploma · 42 weeks
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and RefrigerationAll-State Career School · West Mifflin, PADiploma · 48 weeks (960 clock hours)
- Boilers and PipingAmerican Trade School · Saint Ann, MOCertificate · 8 weeks
- Residential & Commercial Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning & Commercial RefrigerationAustin Career Institute · Austin, TXDiploma · 30 weeks
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air ConditioningAviation Institute of Maintenance · Chicago, ILCertificate · 12 months
- Heating/AC/RefrigerationAyers Career College · Shreveport, LADiploma · 60 weeks
- HVAC/R TechnologyBrownson Technical School · Anaheim, CADiploma
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration TechnicianCBT Technology Institute · Hialeah, FLDiploma · 8 months; 24 semester credits
- Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R) 1Charlotte Technical College · Port Charlotte, FLCertificate · 750 clock hours — about 23 weeks
- Refrigeration and A/C with PLC and Renewable Energy TechnicianD'Mart Institute · Barranquitas, PRDiploma · 800 clock hours
- HVAC Systems TechnicianDorsey College · Woodhaven, MIDiploma · 36 weeks (~9 months)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and RefrigerationDouglas Education Center · Monessen, PAAssociate In Specialized Technology Degree · 16 months
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration TechnologyEastwick College · Nutley, NJAssociate Degree · 18 months
- HVAC TechnicianElite School of Cosmetology · Panama City, FLDiploma · About 20 weeks full time (600 clock hours)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R) 1Emerald Coast Technical College · DeFuniak Springs, FLCertificate · 750 clock hours (approximately 26 weeks)
- HVAC Maintenance TechnicianForgeNow · Lewisville, TXCertificate · 6 weeks
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and RefrigerationFortis College · Dothan, ALDiploma
- Heating and Air TechnologyHeavy Equipment Colleges of America · Oklahoma City, OKCertificate · 7 weeks
- B-1 License Exam ReviewIndustrial Management & Training Institute · Waterbury, CTContinuing Education · 2 days (Saturday & Sunday)
- Commercial RefrigerationInteractive College of Technology · Chamblee, GAAssociate Degree · 72 semester credits (~75-90 weeks; 1,370 contact hours)
- Advanced Diagnostics and Troubleshooting for Hydronic HVAC SystemsITEC Training & Education Center · Rochester, NYCertification · 30 hours over 3.5 or 4 days
- Commercial Refrigeration, Heating and Air ConditioningLamson Institute · San Antonio, TXDiploma · 42 weeks
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Wage, employment and outlook figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and the Employment Projections program. Figures describe the occupation, not any particular program or graduate.
Career cluster definitions are from Advance CTE.
Pay-by-experience bands are from Lightcast (as recent as July 2025).