How many hours a week do HVAC/R Service Technicians work?
Overtime is one reason I retired early. They WILL want to burn you out on work. Counting an hour of unpaid travel time a day, I averaged 55-60 hours in a five day week. They wanted a six day often too. I was doing repairs only. They generally don’t mind paying overtime as long as there is plenty of work out there. You are an “income generator” and they make a profit off every hour you work. If they have to turn down jobs they get no income from them. Yes, they try to size the crew to reduce overtime BUT the major company I worked for was always hiring a little and never enough. There seems to be more work than people, always, except early spring and early fall between seasons. Those periods are also when they want you to take your vacations. Good Luck.
