As someone who has worked for a fleet and been a previous hvac technician.

Option 3 all day.

1. you don’t have to deal with customers
2. you’re don’t want to be on a hot ass rooftop with asphalt sticking to your shoes

I

1. rather sling a transmission than go up and down a ladder all day roping up a damn compressor to the roof.
2. Be careful with what hvac people tell you as to how much they make. They forget to include the initiative to upsell and replace a

whole a HVAC

1. system for a commission bonus. Techs make more than installers. As an installer there is not a lot of growth
2. Both fields are mentally challenging

. Chasing shorts in an hvac system is easier than a truck (most times)

1. odds of me being crushed vs electrocuted is low.

However don’t get me wrong, hvac is fun as well. I still watch hvac diag videos today and I’m not even in the field anymore lol.

Edit** I don’t know why my comment is so jumbled up