Career Description
In this field, you will assist employees in maintaining a safe and accessible workplace. Facilities Technicians provide short and long-term planning schedules to maintain compliance, a safe work environment, and cost beneficial production schedules. You will work closely with safety and health officers, management and administration. You will be required to plan routine maintenance on equipment and systems used to operate physical plants. You must also have complete knowledge of health, safety, and environmental standards and regulations. You must have considerable knowledge in the areas of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical and mechanical systems and be able to solve problems in emergency situations.
Employment Outlook
In Arizona, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Facility Technician positions are expected to increase 20% or more in the next 10 years. Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Facility Technicians earn an average of $10.47 to $26.02 an hour for an average salary of $21,778 to $54,122 a year.
GateWay HVAC Accreditation
GateWay Community College’s Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Facilities Technology training program has met the instruction, curriculum, student, faculty, and facility standards set forth by the Partnership for Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA). PAHRA’s programmatic accreditation certifies that the following training areas have been evaluated:
- Residential Heating and Air Conditioning
- Light Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning
- Commercial Refrigeration
The many individuals and organizations supporting PAHRA commend your training program for meeting and/or exceeding standards established and validated by the HVACR industry associations.