How to become an air-conditioning or Refrigeration plant installer

Official title: Air-conditioning/Refrigeration plant installer

Also called: Air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment installer, Air-conditioning installer, Refrigeration equipment erector, Refrigeration plant installer, Refrigerator installer

Air-conditioning/Refrigeration plant installer installs residential central air-conditioning systems, commercial and industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.

Main tasks

• Interpreting blueprints, drawings or other specifications
• Assembling, installing and repairing components for air-conditioning and refrigeration systems
• Connecting piping equipment by bolting, riveting, welding or brazing
• Testing systems, diagnosing faults and performing routine maintenance or servicing

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of an air-conditioning or Refrigeration plant installer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026