Also called: Hearth Technician, Wood Stove Installer, Chimney Liner Installer
Installs and services gas fireplaces, wood stoves, pellet stoves and chimney liners.
You frame in a gas fireplace in a new living room, run vent pipe through the roof, connect the gas line and test for leaks. In the fall you service dozens of stoves before winter.
Estimated.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training plus NFI certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Installing stoves, gas logs and chimney liners in homes is hands-on, code-driven work with no robot substitute.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to fireplace and stove stores for installer helper jobs
Classes: Shop class, Physics, HVAC CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4099.
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