# Weatherization Installers and Technicians

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/weatherization-installers-and-technicians
- SOC code: 47-4099.03
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $49,910 (10th percentile $36,510, 90th percentile $78,700)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.9%
- Openings a year: 2,400
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Miscellaneous construction and related workers".

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 84 |
| Investigative (I) | 37 |
| Artistic (A) | 8 |
| Social (S) | 22 |
| Enterprising (E) | 20 |
| Conventional (C) | 58 |

## What you'd do

- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 77/100)
- Getting Information (importance 75/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 73/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 73/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 73/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 73/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 72/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 72/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 72/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 71/100)

## 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

## 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

## Related careers

- [Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insulation-workers-floor-ceiling-and-wall): $49,120 median pay
- [Insulation Workers, Mechanical](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insulation-workers-mechanical): $58,340 median pay
- [Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/solar-thermal-installers-and-technicians): $63,800 median pay
- [Maintenance and Repair Workers, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-workers-general): $49,590 median pay
- [Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters): $63,800 median pay
- [Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers): $61,010 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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