Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Career Profile:
Heating and air-conditioning mechanics install, service, and repair
heating and air-conditioning systems in both residences and commercial
establishments. Furnace installers, also called heating equipment
technicians, follow blueprints or other specifications to install
oil, gas, electric, solid-fuel, and multiple-fuel heating systems.
Air-conditioning mechanics install and service central air-conditioning
systems. After putting the equipment in place, they install fuel
and water supply lines, air ducts and vents, pumps, and other components.
They may connect electrical wiring and controls and check the unit
for proper operation. To ensure the proper functioning of the system,
furnace installers often use combustion test equipment such as carbon
dioxide and oxygen testers.
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Automotive Mechanic Career Profile: Automotive
service technicians and mechanics inspect, maintain, and repair
automobiles and light trucks with gasoline engines. The work of
automotive service technicians and mechanics has evolved from simply
mechanical to high technology. Today integrated electronic systems
and complex computers run vehicles and measure their performance
while on the road. Automotive service technicians have developed
into diagnostic, high-tech problem solvers. Technicians must have
an increasingly broad base of knowledge about how vehicles' complex
components work and interact, as well as the ability to work with
electronic diagnostic equipment and computer-based technical reference
materials.
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Mechanic degree programs
Aviation Mechanic Career Profile: To keep aircraft
in peak operating condition, aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics
and service technicians perform scheduled maintenance, make repairs,
and complete inspections required by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). Many aircraft mechanics, also called airframe, powerplant,
and avionics aviation maintenance technicians, specialize in preventive
maintenance. They inspect engines, landing gear, instruments, pressurized
sections, accessories—brakes, valves, pumps, and air-conditioning
systems, and other parts of the aircraft, and do the necessary maintenance
and replacement of parts.
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