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Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics
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Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics
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Install, service, and repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences and commercial establishments.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $49,930.00 |
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| North Carolina | $31,230.00 |
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| South Carolina | $32,180.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $32,560.00 |
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Related Careers
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Control & Valve Installers & Repairers, Except Mechanical Door| | Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors. |
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Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers| | Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches. |
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Home Appliance Repairers| | Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens. |
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Locksmiths & Safe Repairers| | Repair and open locks; make keys; change locks and safe combinations; and install and repair safes. |
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Motorboat Mechanics| | Repairs and adjusts electrical and mechanical equipment of gasoline or diesel powered inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines. |
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Motorcycle Mechanics| | Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles. |
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Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics| | Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, and related equipment. |
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Refrigeration Mechanics| | Install and repair industrial and commercial refrigerating systems. |
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Skills
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Obtain and maintain required certifications. |
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| Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area. |
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| Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring. |
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| Test electrical circuits and components for continuity, using electrical test equipment. |
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| Reassemble and test equipment following repairs. |
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| Inspect and test system to verify system compliance with plans and specifications and to detect and locate malfunctions. |
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| Discuss heating-cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that malfunctions have been corrected. |
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| Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as the time and materials expended on work orders. |
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| Test pipe or tubing joints and connections for leaks, using pressure gauge or soap-and-water solution. |
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| Adjust system controls to setting recommended by manufacturer to balance system, using hand tools. |
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| Recommend, develop, and perform preventive and general maintenance procedures such as cleaning, power-washing and vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, and changing filters. |
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| Lay out and connect electrical wiring between controls and equipment according to wiring diagram, using electrician's hand tools. |
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| Install auxiliary components to heating-cooling equipment, such as expansion and discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues and stokers, following blueprints. |
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| Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams. |
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| Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction. |
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| Install, connect, and adjust thermostats, humidistats and timers, using hand tools. |
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| Join pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source, to form complete circuit. |
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| Assemble, position and mount heating or cooling equipment, following blueprints. |
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| Study blueprints, design specifications, and manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components. |
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| Cut and drill holes in floors, walls, and roof to install equipment, using power saws and drills. |
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| Wrap pipes in insulation, securing it in place with cement or wire bands. |
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| Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe or tubing, using pipe fitter's tools. |
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| Fabricate, assemble and install duct work and chassis parts, using portable metal-working tools and welding equipment. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Wrenches |
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| Air velocity and temperature monitors |
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| Air flow sensors |
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| Air velocity meters |
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| Ammeters |
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| Milliamp/microamp meters |
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| Anemometers |
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| Hot wire anemometers |
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| Awls |
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| Blocks or pulleys |
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| Rigging hardware |
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| Blow torches |
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| Acetylene torches |
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| Calibrated resistance measuring equipment |
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| 4-wire resistance sensors |
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| Resistance meters |
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| Capacitance meters |
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| Capacitor analyzers |
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| Caulking guns |
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| Caulking equipment |
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| Chart recorders |
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| Circuit tester |
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| Circuit analyzers |
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| Circuit tracers |
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| Clamp On Multimeter |
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| Clamp-on multimeters |
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| Heating ventilation and air-conditioning/refrigeration HVAC/R clamp meters |
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| Depth indicators |
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| Water level meters |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Diagonal cut pliers |
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| Diagonal cutting pliers |
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| Electronic measuring probes |
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| High-voltage probes |
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| End cut pliers |
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| Side cutting pliers |
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| Explosimeters |
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| Combustion analyzers |
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| Flow sensors |
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| Turbine flow meters |
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| Venturi meters |
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| Water flow meters |
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| Water pressure gauges |
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| Flowmeters |
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| Pitot tubes |
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| Gas detectors |
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| Combustible gas leak detectors |
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| Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus |
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| Brazing equipment |
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| GFI circuit testers |
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| Receptacle testers |
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| Hammers |
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| Soft-face hammers |
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| Tinners hammers |
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| Handheld thermometer |
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| Thermometers |
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| Heat tracing equipment |
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| Infrared thermometers |
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| Hoists |
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| Hygrometers |
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| Humidity sensors |
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| Hygrosticks |
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| Ladders |
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| Laser printers |
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| Levels |
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| Liquid leak detectors |
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| Refrigerant leak detectors |
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| Longnose pliers |
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| Long nose pliers |
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| Magnetic tools |
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| Magnetic pickup tools |
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| Magnifiers |
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| Inspection mirrors |
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| Manometers |
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| Megohmmeters |
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| Meggers |
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| Metal cutters |
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| Duct slicers |
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| Metal snips |
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| Moisture meters |
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| Multimeters |
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| Autoranging meters |
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| Nut drivers |
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| Ohmmeters |
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| Milliohm meters |
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| Oil gun |
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| Oil guns |
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| Oxygen gas analyzers |
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| Oxygen testers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| pH meters |
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| Pipe bending tools |
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| Pipe benders |
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| Pipe or tube cutters |
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| Pipe cutters |
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| Pipe wrenches |
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| Platform lift |
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| Staging equipment |
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| Portable data input terminals |
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| Dataloggers |
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| Power drills |
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| Power grinders |
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| Power saws |
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| Power hacksaws |
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| Pressure indicators |
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| Bourdon tubes |
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| Differential pressure detectors |
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| Duplex pressure gauges |
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| Pneumatic air gauges |
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| Pressure gauges |
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| Refrigerant pressure meters |
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| Psychrometers |
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| Wet bulb/dew point meters |
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| Razor knives |
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| Insulation knives |
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| Reamers |
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| Pipe reamers |
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| Refrigerant compressors |
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| Reclaiming equipment |
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| Refrigerant recovery machines |
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| Resistance thermometers |
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| Resistance temperature detectors |
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| Safety glasses |
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| Saws |
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| Hand hacksaws |
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| Scaffolding |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Phillips head screwdrivers |
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| Slotted screwdrivers |
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| Shears |
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| Duct knives |
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| Sheet metal pliers |
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| Hand seamers |
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| Single gas monitors |
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| Carbon dioxide testers |
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| Carbon monoxide detectors |
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| Slings |
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| Slip or groove joint pliers |
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| Groove pliers |
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| Smoke detectors |
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| Smoke detector canisters |
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| Smoke pens |
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| Soldering irons or guns |
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| Soldering equipment |
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| Speed sensors |
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| Revolutions per minute RPM meters |
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| Strap wrenches |
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| Stripping tools |
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| Wire strippers |
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| Surface thermometers |
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| Non-contact surface temperature heads |
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| Swaging tools |
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| Temperature humidity testers |
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| Temperature/humidity monitors |
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| Thermocouples |
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