HVAC Apprentice Jobs
HVAC Install Apprentice
Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
HVAC Maintenance Trainee
ProSkill Services
Entry Level HVAC Installation Technician
Terry's Heating & A/C, Inc.
Junior HVAC Service Technician
Gentry Heating
Entry Level Commercial HVAC Service Technician
REE Mechanical
Entry Level HVAC Service Technician
Service Champions
Entry-Level Installer - Residential HVAC
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning
Helper HVAC Install
Gilmore Heating & Air
Helper HVAC Install
TurnPoint Services
HVAC Apprentice
MAIN CARE ENERGY
HVAC APPRENTICE
Roby Services
HVAC General Maintenance Technician (Entry Level)
Drew University
HVAC Install Helper
Apex Pros Plumbing, Electrical, Heating and Air
HVAC Install Helper
Fast of Florida
HVAC Installation Technician Assistant
Eanes Comfort
HVAC Installer Apprentice
Ronk Brothers Heating and Cooling
HVAC Maintenance Technician Apprentice
Blue ridge heating and air
HVAC Maintenance Technician Apprentice
Blue ridge heating and air
HVAC Maintenance Trainee
Hobaica Services
HVAC Maintenance Trainee
SCOTTSDALE AIR
HVAC Maintenance Trainee Technician
Service Champions Plumbing, Heating and A/C
HVAC Service Technician - Entry Level
Able Heating & Air
Install Apprentice
Greenwood Heating and Home Services
Junior Technician
TWC Services Inc
Reno HVAC Apprentice-Technician
Trane Technologies
Commercial HVAC Service Technician I
Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Entry Level HVAC Installer
Holtzople Heating and AC
Entry Level HVAC/R Service Technician - Light Commercial
CoolSys
HVAC and Plumbing Apprentice
First Rate Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
HVAC Apprentice
Dependable Energy
Entry-Level, Commercial & Union HVAC Apprentice Jobs
Entry-level and no-experience HVAC jobs
- HVAC Maintenance TraineeProSkill Services · Anthem, AZ
- Entry Level HVAC Installation TechnicianTerry's Heating & A/C, Inc. · Twin Falls, ID
- Junior HVAC Service TechnicianGentry Heating · Asheville, NC
- Entry Level Commercial HVAC Service TechnicianREE Mechanical · San Diego, CA
- Entry Level HVAC Service TechnicianService Champions · Rocklin, CA
- Entry-Level Installer - Residential HVACIsaac Heating & Air Conditioning · Canandaigua, NY
- Helper HVAC InstallGilmore Heating & Air · Antelope, CA
- Helper HVAC InstallTurnPoint Services · Antelope, CA
Commercial HVAC apprentice jobs
- Entry Level Commercial HVAC Service TechnicianREE Mechanical · San Diego, CA
- Commercial HVAC Service Technician IService Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing · Charlotte, NC
- Entry Level HVAC/R Service Technician - Light CommercialCoolSys · Oakland, CA
- Light Commercial HVAC/R ApprenticeMr C Refrigeration · Louisville, KY
- Service Technician - Commercial HVAC - Early CareerAmbient Enterprises · Canton, MA
- Sheet Metal Helper-Commercial HVACKuck Mechanical Contractors · Denver, CO
- Commercial HVAC Installer Helper lENGINEERING EXCELLENCE · Valley View, OH
- Entry Level HVAC/R Service Technician - Commercial & IndustrialCoolSys · Savannah, GA
Union HVAC apprenticeship openings
- HVAC O&M Mechanic Apprentice (union)Johnson Controls · Beaumont, TX
- HVAC Mechanical Service Apprentice (union)Johnson Controls · Hoover, AL
- HVAC Mechanical Service Apprentice Technician (union)Johnson Controls · Franklin, TN
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician - UNIONCarrier · Shreveport, LA
- HVAC Truck Based Mechanic Apprentice (union) AmarilloJohnson Controls · Lubbock, TX
HVAC apprentice jobs by state
- Texas (45)
- New York (37)
- Virginia (37)
- Ohio (33)
- California (31)
- Florida (29)
- North Carolina (27)
- Pennsylvania (21)
- Minnesota (20)
- Massachusetts (19)
- Arizona (15)
- Indiana (14)
- Maryland (14)
- Georgia (13)
- South Carolina (13)
- Wisconsin (13)
- Alabama (12)
- Colorado (12)
- Illinois (10)
- Maine (10)
- Tennessee (9)
- Utah (9)
- Idaho (8)
- Missouri (8)
- New Mexico (8)
- Oklahoma (7)
- Washington (7)
- Louisiana (6)
- Michigan (6)
- New Jersey (6)
- Nevada (6)
- South Dakota (6)
- Kansas (5)
- Nebraska (5)
- New Hampshire (5)
- West Virginia (5)
- Connecticut (4)
- Iowa (4)
- Kentucky (4)
- Arkansas (2)
- Delaware (2)
- Hawaii (2)
- Mississippi (2)
- Montana (2)
- Oregon (2)
- District of Columbia (1)
- North Dakota (1)
- Rhode Island (1)
- Vermont (1)
- Wyoming (1)
What HVAC Apprentice Jobs Pay
The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish an apprentice wage, so the closest benchmarks are the bottom of the pay range for HVAC mechanics and installers and the median for helpers across all repair trades (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Registered apprenticeships must pay on a progressively increasing wage schedule that starts at or above the minimum wage (29 CFR 29.5); each program sets its own steps, so compare the schedule in the posting.
BLS wage figures leave out overtime, which can add to real pay in peak heating and cooling seasons.
How HVAC Contractors Hire Apprentices
About two in three HVAC mechanics and installers work for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, so most apprentice openings are with contractors rather than building owners (BLS, 2025).
BLS says HVAC techs typically finish a postsecondary certificate program of six months to two years and then train on the job, while some learn through a multi-year apprenticeship instead.
Anyone who opens a refrigerant circuit needs EPA Section 608 certification, so many contractors expect apprentices to earn it early.
In a registered apprenticeship the probationary period can't be longer than a quarter of the program or one year, whichever is shorter (29 CFR 29.5).
HVAC apprenticeship programs by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Post a Job →What Does an HVAC Apprentice Do?
An HVAC apprentice is paid to learn the trade on the job under experienced technicians, usually alongside classroom instruction through a union, contractor-association or employer program.
Apprentices start on the basics (tools, ductwork, parts runs, maintenance calls) and take on diagnostic and install work as their hours build.
HVAC Apprentice Salary
BLS publishes no apprentice wage. The closest proxy is the bottom of the HVAC mechanics pay range; registered programs step pay up on their own schedules. Source: Entry-level proxy: 10th–25th percentile of SOC 49-9021, BLS OEWS May 2025. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.