Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Test and diagnose air flow systems, using furnace efficiency analysis equipment.
- Apply insulation materials, such as loose, blanket, board, and foam insulation to attics, crawl spaces, basements, or walls.
- Explain energy conservation measures, such as the use of low flow showerheads and energy-efficient lighting.
- Install and seal air ducts, combustion air openings, or ventilation openings to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
- Install storm windows or storm doors and verify proper fit.
- Make minor repairs using basic hand or power tools and materials, such as glass, lumber, and drywall.
- Prepare and apply weather-stripping, glazing, caulking, or door sweeps to reduce energy losses.
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 60.87%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 30.43%
- Some College Courses = 8.70%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 34.78%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.74%
- None = 8.70%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.70%
- Up to and including 1 month = 4.35%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.35%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.35%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.35%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 4.35%
- Over 10 years = 4.35%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 26.09%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 21.74%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 21.74%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.04%
- None = 8.70%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.35%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.35%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 26.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.39%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 17.39%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.39%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 13.04%
- None or short demonstration = 4.35%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.35%
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Test and diagnose air flow systems, using furnace efficiency analysis equipment.
- Apply insulation materials, such as loose, blanket, board, and foam insulation to attics, crawl spaces, basements, or walls.
- Explain energy conservation measures, such as the use of low flow showerheads and energy-efficient lighting.
- Install and seal air ducts, combustion air openings, or ventilation openings to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
- Install storm windows or storm doors and verify proper fit.
- Make minor repairs using basic hand or power tools and materials, such as glass, lumber, and drywall.
- Prepare and apply weather-stripping, glazing, caulking, or door sweeps to reduce energy losses.
- Prepare cost estimates or specifications for rehabilitation or weatherization services.
- Wrap air ducts and water lines with insulating materials, such as duct wrap and pipe insulation.
- Wrap water heaters with water heater blankets.
- Apply spackling, compounding, or other materials to repair holes in walls.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment.
- Contact residents or building owners to schedule appointments.
- Explain recommendations, policies, procedures, requirements, or other related information to residents or building owners.
- Maintain activity logs, financial transaction logs, or other records of weatherization work performed.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of bids, contracts, or written reports related to weatherization work.
- Test combustible appliances, such as gas appliances.
- Determine amount of air leakage in buildings, using a blower door machine.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Leak testing equipment (Blower doors)
- Calculators or accessories (Calculators)
- Single gas monitors (Carbon dioxide CO2 testers)
- Pullers (Cat's paws)
- Caulking guns (Caulking tools)
- Power saws (Circular saws)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Cold chisels
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Power drills (Cordless drills)
- Desktop computers
- Manometers (Digital manometers)
- Voltage or current meters (Digital voltmeters DVM)
- Wattmeters (Digital wattmeters)
- Masks or accessories (Dust masks)
- Tinners snips (Electric tin snips)
- Linemans pliers (Electrician's pliers)
- End cut pliers (End cutting nippers)
- Ladders (Extension ladders)
- Squares (Framing squares)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Tinners snips (Hand tin snips)
- Handheld thermometer (Handheld digital thermometers)
- Catalytic combustion analyzers (Heating system combustion analyzers)
- Infrared imagers (Infrared thermographic scanners)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Inspection mirrors)
- Power blowers (Insulation blowers)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Moisture meters (Moisture detectors)
- Multi gas monitors (Multi-gas analyzers)
- Needlenose pliers
- Remote reading thermometers (Non-contact digital thermometers)
- Voltage or current meters (Non-contact voltage detectors)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Pin punches)
- Circuit tester (Plug-in circuit testers)
- Rivet tools (Pop rivet guns)
- Air compressors (Portable air compressors)
- Power saws
- Power staple guns (Power staplers)
- Ear muffs (Protective ear muffs)
- Respirators (Protective respirators)
- Putty knives
- Spatulas (Putty scrapers)
- Ratchets (Ratchet sets)
- Power saws (Reciprocating saws)
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Remote video cameras)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Scaffolding
- Awls (Scratch awls)
- Wire lug crimping tool (Sheet metal crimpers)
- Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners (Shop vacuums)
- Slip or groove joint pliers (Slip joint pliers)
- Leak testing equipment (Smoke generators)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Tape measures (Steel measuring tapes)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Tape measures
- Nut drivers (Universal nut wrenches)
- Ohmmeters (Volt-ohm meters VOM)
- Wire brushes (Wire cleaning brushes)
- Stripping tools (Wire strippers)
- Wood chisels
- Minivans or vans (Work vans)
- Pry bars (Wrecking bars)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Energy auditing software
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Work scheduling software
- Customer relationship management CRM software
- Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
- Data base user interface and query software
- Energy use ratings databases
- Microsoft Access
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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78.25 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
72.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
64.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
63.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
60.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
57.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
55.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
53.25 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
52.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
51.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
50.00 | Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
50.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
50.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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77.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
75.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
72.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
72.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
72.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
72.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
71.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
71.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
70.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
70.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
69.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
69.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
68.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
67.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
67.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
66.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
66.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
65.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
64.25 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
64.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
63.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
62.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
60.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
59.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
58.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
58.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
57.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
56.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
56.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
55.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
54.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
54.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
52.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
51.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
51.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
50.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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79.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
78.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
77.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
76.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
76.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
75.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
70.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
68.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
67.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
65.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
64.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
62.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
58.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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94.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
91.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
91.40 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
88.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
86.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
85.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
85.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
80.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
80.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
79.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
79.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
78.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
76.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
76.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
75.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
74.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
74.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
74.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
73.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
72.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
72.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
71.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
70.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
68.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
68.60 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
68.60 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
68.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
68.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
67.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
67.00 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
67.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
65.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
64.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
64.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
63.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
62.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
61.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
59.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
54.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
52.20 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
51.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
51.00 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
49.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
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Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
- Geothermal Technicians
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Boilermakers
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
- Energy Auditors
- Construction Managers
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
- Roofers
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians
- Sheet Metal Workers
Careers in Maintenance/Operations Pathway:
- Boilermakers
- Commercial Divers
- Construction and Related Workers, All Other
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Highway Maintenance Workers
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- Mechanical Door Repairers
- Millwrights
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Combat Engineering, General
- Construction, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Building Energy Retrofit Technician
- Home Weatherizing Worker
- Residential Air Sealing Technician
- Weatherization Field Technician
- Weatherization Installer
- Weatherization Technician
- Weatherseal Technician
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