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While opportunities are good across the board in heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration, the best opportunities exist for those with formal training. In the heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration industry, employment for mechanics projected to rise faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012. With the growth in population and the economy, the demand for new residential, commercial and industrial climate-control systems shall also grow. When construction dies down, installation technicians may pass through a period of time with no employment, but typically the maintenance and repair work available remains fairly constant. Obviously, cooling and heating systems must be kept functioning properly by businesses and people, despite what economic problems might exist.

As the effort to more efficiently conserve energy is revived, more and more advancements will be made to find ways to conserver more and more energy. As energy conservation becomes the focus, old systems will be replaced with new systems prompting more installation work. Additionally, more people and businesses will seek to keep their systems running optimally, prompting more demand for service and maintenance. In 1993 the discharge of CFC and HCFC was strictly prohibited, and in 2000 there was ban placed on the producing more CFC. As a result of these regulations, workers should be in demand to replace old systems or make the necessary modifications to ensure they are environmentally safe. The added emphasis on air quality should help increase the number of jobs available in the heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration industry. Additionally, the increase in businesses that utilize refrigeration equipment, such as grocery stores, should help increase the demand for more technicians. Also, thousands of positions will open in up as a result of workers who transfer to other jobs or leave the workforce.


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