Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers: demand is edging up in the US and holding steady in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Edging up
Basis: outlook rising, other holding. Installation & Maintenance job postings +3.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +10.9%. Median pay: US$61,010.
Canada: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Installation & Maintenance job postings +0.1% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.43 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 49-9021. Canada NOC 72402; 72420. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.