Also called: Cooling Tower Repair Technician, Cooling Tower Millwright
Repairs and rebuilds the large cooling towers on top of hospitals, data centers and power plants that dump building heat into the air.
You climb inside a dripping cooling tower on a hospital roof to replace worn fill and a cracked fan blade. Later you balance the giant fan, check the gearbox oil, and test water flow so the chillers below stay cool.
Estimated; travel and overtime are common.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus on-the-job training; millwright or HVAC skills help.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: HVAC-R Technology, Industrial Maintenance.
Growing faster than average. Data center growth adds many large cooling towers.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors predict failures, but rebuilding towers on rooftops stays hands-on.
Classes: Shop or construction tech, Physics, Welding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9021.
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