SOC 47-4099.03

    Weatherization Installers and Technicians

    Perform a variety of activities to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient.

    Median pay
    $49,910
    Growth
    +3.9%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    2,400
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections · figures for the broader BLS group "Miscellaneous construction and related workers"

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $36,510
    Median
    $49,910
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $78,700
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    28,380 people work in this occupation.

    What weatherization installers and technicians do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    84 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    37 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    8 / 100
    Social (S)
    22 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    20 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    58 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Performing General Physical Activities
    77
    Getting Information
    75
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    73
    Handling and Moving Objects
    73
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    73
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    73
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    72
    Training and Teaching Others
    72
    Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    72
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    71
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Monitoring
    • Critical Thinking
    • Installation
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Active Listening
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Speaking
    • Systems Analysis
    • Coordination
    • Operation and Control

    Knowledge

    • Building and Construction
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Mechanical
    • Administration and Management
    • Education and Training
    • Mathematics
    • English Language
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Administrative
    • Computers and Electronics

    Abilities

    • Near Vision
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Information Ordering
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Depth Perception
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Far Vision

    Also called

    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

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What weatherization installers and technicians may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

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    Licenses by state

    1 state lists a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 6, 2026.