There really aren’t many female HVAC repair technicians.
It’s not an incredibly difficult job, but it happens to be a career that is dominated mostly by men. About one in 10 HVAC repair technicians are women. The numbers are higher in the city and lower in the country. I decided to choose HVAC repairs as my career when I was in the Navy. I thought it would end up being a great secondary career when I decided to end my tour with the military. It was quite easy to find a job after I left. In the civilian world, HVAC technicians earn a decent living. The only problem was finding someone that was willing to hire me. A lot of people didn’t even give me an interview because they saw my name on the application and realized I was a woman. I finally stopped using my whole first name. Instead of Jessica, I started writing Jesse on all of my applications. One HVAC company contacted me and offered me a job over the phone as long as I could pass the drug test and criminal background check. When I showed up for the first day on the job, the manager surely had a look on his face. He realized at that time that I was a woman and not a man. He still gave me that job and I have been working at that company for the past five years. Every once in awhile I have an issue at work, but most of the businesses that I serviced have no problem with my sex.