Career Overview
Perform a variety of activities to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient. Duties include repairing windows, insulating ducts, and performing heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) work. May perform energy audits and advise clients on energy conservation measures.
Also Known As
- Field Technician
- Weatherization Installer
- Weatherization Technician
- Weatherization Worker
Alternate Job Titles
- Air Sealing Technician
- Building Energy Retrofit Technician
- Compounding Technician
- Energy Administrator
- Field Technician
- Field Weatherization Specialist
- Glass Sealing Technician
- Home Weatherizing Worker
- Residential Air Sealing Technician
- Weatherization and Housing Inspector
- Weatherization Crew Member
- Weatherization Field Technician
- Weatherization Installer
- Weatherization Laborer
- Weatherization Representative
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- Test combustible appliances, such as gas appliances.
- Determine amount of air leakage in buildings, using a blower door machine.
- Test and diagnose air flow systems, using furnace efficiency analysis equipment.
- Install and seal air ducts, combustion air openings, or ventilation openings to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
- Inspect buildings to identify required weatherization measures, including repair work, modification, or replacement.
- Recommend weatherization techniques to clients in accordance with needs and applicable energy regulations, codes, policies, or statutes.
- Apply insulation materials, such as loose, blanket, board, and foam insulation to attics, crawl spaces, basements, or walls.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- Building and Construction
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- Administration and Management
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Manual Dexterity
- Oral Comprehension
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Information Ordering
- Oral Expression
- Far Vision
- Depth Perception
- Extent Flexibility
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Support
- Relationships
- Working Conditions
- Achievement
- Recognition
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
Related Work Experience Needed: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Education Details: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Experience Required: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software
Tools & Equipment
- Blower doors
- Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
- Cat's paws
- Caulking guns
- Circular saws
- Claw hammers
- Cold chisels
- Combination squares
- Cordless drills
- Desktop computers
- Digital manometers
- Digital voltmeters DVM
- Digital wattmeters
- Dust masks
- Electric tin snips
Work Environment
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
- Contact With Others
- Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions
- Health and Safety of Other Workers
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.