How To Become A Heating Engineer: What It Is and Career Path

What is a heating engineer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

Quoted expert

Marco Schoen Ph.D.

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a heating engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $45.8 an hour? That's $95,269 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 2% and produce 6,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a heating engineer?

Marco Schoen Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCERC), Idaho State University

Stay current. Engineering evolves continuously; new tools, new technologies, and new areas where engineers can contribute, learn, and work. When graduating, students have the feeling they are set for their careers. However, this is not true; they might be set to start their careers. To be consistently successful in their pages, they need to stay informed and updated.

ScoreHeating EngineerUS Average

Salary

7.4

Avg. Salary $95,269

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.4

Growth rate 2%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

6.4

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11%

Asian 17.18%

Black or African American 3.09%

Hispanic or Latino 7.92%

Unknown 4.52%

White 67.19%

Gender

female 12.37%

male 87.63%

Age - 39

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 39

Stress level

7.4

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.6

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

5.1

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a heating engineer

Explore heating engineer education requirements

Most common heating engineer degrees

Bachelor's

69.9 %

Master's

16.9 %

Associate

4.8 %

Start to develop specific heating engineer skills

Skills	Percentages
Heat Exchangers	23.47%
API	19.21%
Tema	8.14%
Technical Leadership	5.66%
Post Processing	4.71%

Complete relevant heating engineer training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New heating engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a heating engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real heating engineer resumes.

Research heating engineer duties and responsibilities

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Compare results from SOLIDWORKS with a theoretical mathematical model make in excel.
Verify exchanger design in accordance with TEMA, industry standards, and project specification requirements.
Utilize CFD to determine what alternative flow regimes would be most beneficial for turbine cooling.

Apply for heating engineer jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a heating engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Heating engineer reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020

Cons

Nothing cause everything seems fun

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019

Pros

troubleshooting shouting and redesigning to solve problems troubleshooting sensors and heaters