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Ocupacions

Heating technician

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Hvac heating mechanic Hvac inspector Coal fired heating inspector Coke fired heating inspector Electrical heating engineer Heating engineer Oil fired heating inspector Solid fuel heating inspector Solid-fuel fired heating inspector

Heating technicians install and maintain gas, electric, oil, solid-fuel and multiple fuel heating and ventilation equipment as stand-alone heating and ventilation systems or build into machinery and transport equipment. They follow instructions and blueprints, perform maintenance on systems, perform safety checks and repair the systems.

Tasks

Tasks include -–
(a) Examining blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine the layout of plumbing and ventilation systems and materials required;
(b) Measuring, cutting, threading, bending, jointing, assembling, installing, maintaining and repairing pipes, fittings and fixtures of drainage, heating, ventilation, water supply and sewerage systems;
(c) Installing gas appliances, dishwashers and water heaters, sinks and toilets using hand and power tools;
(d) Laying clay, concrete or cast-iron pipes in ditches to form sewers, drains or water mains, or for other purposes;
(e) Inspecting, examining and testing installed systems and pipes, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation or other methods.

Knowledge

  • Electricity and energy
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Digital competencies

  • Installing heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
  • Developing solutions
  • Designing systems and products
  • Analysing business operations

Digital competencies

  • Designing electrical or electronic systems or equipment
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Dealing with problems
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Other elementary workers

Odd job persons

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Odd job persons

309

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

21,82%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

24,71% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

75,17%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

8,11%

Part-time contracts

1,08% Turnover index

187

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

72%

28%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other elementary workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Odd job persons

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
25%
Between 1 and 2 years
10%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
10%
More than 8 years
15%
Manufacturing
32%
Administrative and support service activities
23%
Construction
11%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
9%
Education
7%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.