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Weatherization Installers and Technicians vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Weatherization Installers and Technicians and Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Weatherization Installers and Technicians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
—
$38,860
Employment · BLS OEWS
—
97,540
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
23rd pct
15th pct

At a glance

Dimension Weatherization Installers and Technicians Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Median pay — $38,860
Employment — 97,540
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection — About average (+2.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection — 11,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 23rd pct Low · 15th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 2nd pct · 9% of tasks 4th pct · 11% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Near Vision, Customer and Personal Service, Problem Sensitivity, Manual Dexterity, Mechanical, Monitoring, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Active Listening, Speaking, Operations Monitoring, Flexibility of Closure, Visualization, Multilimb Coordination, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Computers and Electronics, Coordination, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis.

Specific to Weatherization Installers and Technicians

  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training
  • Installation
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Systems Analysis
  • Far Vision
  • Depth Perception
  • Administrative

Specific to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

  • Control Precision
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Design
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Production and Processing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Deductive Reasoning

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Data base user interface and query software , Presentation software , Operating system software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software .

Specific to Weatherization Installers and Technicians

Specific to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Weatherization Installers and Technicians or Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Weatherization Installers and Technicians vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/weatherization-installers-and-technicians-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Weatherization Installers and Technicians vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/weatherization-installers-and-technicians-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-weatherization-installers-and-technicians-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers,
  title  = {Weatherization Installers and Technicians vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/weatherization-installers-and-technicians-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers}
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