Also called: HVAC Company Owner, Plumbing Contractor
Owns a company that fixes homes, like an HVAC, plumbing, roofing or electrical business with several trucks.
You start at 6:30 a.m. assigning jobs to eight technicians, call back an unhappy customer, review the price on a big commercial bid and interview a new apprentice.
Owner income is profit, not a salary, and swings a lot: the first year or two may pay little, while established owners do much better. Figures are rough typical ranges. Successful trade-business owners are some of the best-paid people without a college degree.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 6 years after high school. Often a trade license from years of apprenticeship, then business skills learned on the job.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: HVAC Technology (trade school), Plumbing Apprenticeship, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average. Strong demand for skilled trades.
Low risk for 10 years. AI books calls and prices jobs, but plumbing, HVAC and electrical work on real homes is very hard to automate.
Classes: Construction or electrical CTE, Business elective, Accounting, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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