---
title: "Weatherization Installer and Technician"
description: "Perform a variety of activities to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient. Duties include repairing windows, insulating ducts, and…"
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/weatherization-installer-and-technician"
last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
---

# Weatherization Installer and Technician

**Category:** Construction and Extraction · **SOC code:** 47-4099 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 47-4099.03

Perform a variety of activities to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient. Duties include repairing windows, insulating ducts, and performing heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) work. May perform energy audits and advise clients on energy conservation measures.

Also advertised as: Energy Administrator; Field Technician; Weatherization and Housing Inspector; Weatherization Installer; Weatherization Technician; Weatherization Worker.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $49,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $24.00/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $36,510 to $78,700, with the middle half between $42,810 and $62,440
- **Total US employment:** 28,380
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +3.9% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 2,400 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 67/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 28,380 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $36,510 |
| 25th | $42,810 |
| 50th (median) | $49,910 |
| 75th | $62,440 |
| 90th | $78,700 |
| Mean (average) | $55,130 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME | $75,340 | $77,630 | 90 |
| MA | $70,540 | $66,700 | 960 |
| WA | $69,380 | $64,833 | 200 |
| ND | $66,450 | $74,697 | 260 |
| ID | $65,420 | $68,507 | 450 |
| NJ | $65,330 | $60,043 | 1,060 |
| HI | $64,960 | $59,081 | 80 |
| WI | $63,320 | $67,294 | 190 |
| CA | $60,890 | $54,995 | 2,560 |
| NH | $58,000 | $55,681 | 90 |
| NY | $56,170 | $52,047 | 250 |
| MN | $55,880 | $56,661 | 80 |
| PA | $54,950 | $56,317 | 620 |
| CO | $54,380 | $52,769 | 1,160 |
| OH | $54,020 | $58,228 | 1,150 |

31 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 46 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/weatherization-installer-and-technician/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/weatherization-installer-and-technician.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 29,500 in the 2025–2035 base year to 30,600 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 1,100 jobs, or +3.9%. About as fast as average: 3.9% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 2,400 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Moderate-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 60.9% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 30.4% |
| Some College Courses | 8.7% |

## What the work involves

- Determine amount of air leakage in buildings, using a blower door machine.
- Recommend weatherization techniques to clients in accordance with needs and applicable energy regulations, codes, policies, or statutes.
- Make minor repairs using basic hand or power tools and materials, such as glass, lumber, and drywall.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment.
- Explain recommendations, policies, procedures, requirements, or other related information to residents or building owners.
- Maintain activity logs, financial transaction logs, or other records of weatherization work performed.
- Install and seal air ducts, combustion air openings, or ventilation openings to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
- Inspect buildings to identify required weatherization measures, including repair work, modification, or replacement.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Monitoring — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Installation — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Systems Analysis — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Troubleshooting — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Building and Construction — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mechanical — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Manual Dexterity — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Information Ordering — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C), Investigative (I).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 6.01 |
| C — Conventional | 4.49 |
| I — Investigative | 3.22 |
| S — Social | 2.31 |
| E — Enterprising | 2.19 |
| A — Artistic | 1.50 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 87.9 |
| ISTP | 80.3 |
| ISFJ | 73.0 |
| ESTJ | 72.2 |
| ESTP | 63.6 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Insulation Worker, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall](https://nuecareer.com/careers/insulation-worker-floor-ceiling-and-wall) — median $49,120
- [Insulation Worker, Mechanical](https://nuecareer.com/careers/insulation-worker-mechanical) — median $58,340
- [Solar Thermal Installer and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-thermal-installer-and-technician) — median $63,800
- [Maintenance and Repair Worker, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-worker-general) — median $49,590
- [Plumber](https://nuecareer.com/careers/plumber) — median $63,800
- [Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic and Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanic-and-installer) — median $61,010
- [Helpers--Pipelayer, Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-pipelayer-plumber-pipefitter-and-steamfitter) — median $42,360
- [Solar Photovoltaic Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-photovoltaic-installer) — median $53,140
- [Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-worker) — median $39,630
- [Geothermal Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geothermal-technician) — median $49,230

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

---

This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/weatherization-installer-and-technician