Also called: Window Water Testing Technician, Air Barrier Testing Technician
Sprays windows and walls with calibrated water racks and pressurizes buildings to find leaks before tenants move in.
You set up a spray rack against a new apartment's window wall and pump air out of a sealed chamber inside to mimic a wind-driven storm. Then you crawl around looking for drips. On another job you run a blower door test on a whole building.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school or associate degree plus field testing training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Building Science, Construction Technology.
Growing faster than average. Growing with stricter energy and envelope codes.
Low risk for 10 years. Software logs results, but rigging spray racks, pressurizing buildings and hunting leaks stay hands-on.
Classes: Physics, Construction CTE, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3029.
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