refrigeration-air-condition-and-heat-pump-technician/references/market.md

# Market evidence report — refrigeration-air-condition-and-heat-pump-technician

Source: **56 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 56), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-19.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 46 | 82 % |
| n/a | 3 | 5 % |
| junior | 3 | 5 % |
| lead | 3 | 5 % |
| senior | 1 | 2 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand tools | 4 | 7 % |
| 2 | power tools | 4 | 7 % |
| 3 | company vehicle | 3 | 5 % |
| 4 | digital tools | 3 | 5 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hvac repair | 19 | 34 % |
| 2 | troubleshooting | 17 | 30 % |
| 3 | hvac installation | 16 | 29 % |
| 4 | hvac maintenance | 12 | 21 % |
| 5 | blueprint reading | 7 | 12 % |
| 6 | hvac system diagnosis | 7 | 12 % |
| 7 | hvac system installation | 7 | 12 % |
| 8 | preventative maintenance | 7 | 12 % |
| 9 | refrigeration repair | 7 | 12 % |
| 10 | hvac system repair | 6 | 11 % |
| 11 | hvac system maintenance | 5 | 9 % |
| 12 | mechanical troubleshooting | 5 | 9 % |
| 13 | preventive maintenance | 5 | 9 % |
| 14 | brazing | 4 | 7 % |
| 15 | electrical troubleshooting | 4 | 7 % |
| 16 | heat pump installation | 4 | 7 % |
| 17 | hvac service | 4 | 7 % |
| 18 | refrigerant handling | 4 | 7 % |
| 19 | refrigeration maintenance | 4 | 7 % |
| 20 | schematic interpretation | 4 | 7 % |
| 21 | soldering | 4 | 7 % |
| 22 | system diagnosis | 4 | 7 % |
| 23 | welding | 4 | 7 % |
| 24 | appliance repair | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | diagnostics | 3 | 5 % |
| 26 | heating system installation | 3 | 5 % |
| 27 | leak detection | 3 | 5 % |
| 28 | mechanical maintenance | 3 | 5 % |
| 29 | repair | 3 | 5 % |
| 30 | system maintenance | 3 | 5 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preventive maintenance | 7 | 12 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | system repair | 12 | 21 % |
| 2 | customer communication | 9 | 16 % |
| 3 | equipment repair | 8 | 14 % |
| 4 | safety compliance | 8 | 14 % |
| 5 | system diagnosis | 6 | 11 % |
| 6 | system installation | 6 | 11 % |
| 7 | equipment servicing | 5 | 9 % |
| 8 | record keeping | 5 | 9 % |
| 9 | system maintenance | 5 | 9 % |
| 10 | system servicing | 5 | 9 % |
| 11 | equipment maintenance | 4 | 7 % |
| 12 | vehicle maintenance | 4 | 7 % |
| 13 | customer rapport building | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | emergency response | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | equipment replacement | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | insulation repair | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | preventative maintenance | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | repair recommendations | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | system troubleshooting | 3 | 5 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 56 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

56 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- hvac repair — 34 % (19 ads)
- troubleshooting — 30 % (17 ads)
- hvac installation — 29 % (16 ads)
- hvac maintenance — 21 % (12 ads)
- blueprint reading — 12 % (7 ads)
- hvac system diagnosis — 12 % (7 ads)
- hvac system installation — 12 % (7 ads)
- preventative maintenance — 12 % (7 ads)
- refrigeration repair — 12 % (7 ads)
- hvac system repair — 11 % (6 ads)

**Top tools:**

- hand tools — 7 % (4 ads)
- power tools — 7 % (4 ads)
- company vehicle — 5 % (3 ads)
- digital tools — 5 % (3 ads)
- iPad — 4 % (2 ads)
- iPhone — 4 % (2 ads)
- Microsoft Outlook — 4 % (2 ads)
- repair tools — 4 % (2 ads)
- smartphone — 4 % (2 ads)
- testing tools — 4 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 82 % · n/a 5 % · junior 5 % · lead 5 % · senior 2 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| HVAC Technician | 5 |
| (USA) Technician, Refrigeration/HVAC | 2 |
| Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician | 2 |
| HVAC & Refrigeration Mechanic | 2 |
| HVAC Installation Technician | 2 |
| HVAC Installer | 2 |
| HVAC Mechanic I | 2 |
| HVAC Service Technician | 2 |
| Refrigeration Service Technician | 2 |
| Refrigeration Technician | 2 |
| 30187232 - Carrier Rentals HVAC Technician III | 1 |
| Appliance & Refrigeration Repair Tech - Full & Part Time | 1 |
| Appliance & Refrigeration Repair Tech (Richmond, VA) | 1 |
| Appliance and Refrigeration Repair Technician | 1 |
| Commercial/ Industrial HVAC Technician | 1 |
| Field Technician, Booster Heat Pumps — Travel & Training | 1 |
| Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC) Mechanic - Center for Education Services | 1 |
| HVAC Install Technician | 1 |
| HVAC Installer Technician | 1 |
| HVAC Mechanic | 1 |
| HVAC Refrigeration Mechanic II | 1 |
| HVAC Refrigeration Specialist | 1 |
| HVAC Repair Technician (Residential) | 1 |
| HVAC Service Mechanic | 1 |
| HVAC Service Technician – Growth, Training & Great Perks | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.