HVAC Apprentice Jobs
HVAC Install Helper
Southern Home Services
HVAC Service Apprentice
Sila Services
HVAC Service Apprentice/Helper
Sila Services
HVAC Service Technician Level I
Daikin Applied
HVAC Controls Apprentice
Trane Technologies
Carrier HVAC Rentals Technician I
Carrier
HVAC Service Technician I - VRV
Daikin Applied
HVAC Controls Technician I
Daikin Applied
HVAC Mechanical Service Apprentice Tech (union)
Johnson Controls
HVAC Apprentice
Plumbline Services
HVAC Apprentice
USA Hometown Experts
HVAC Mechanic Apprentice (union)
Johnson Controls
Entry Level HVAC Service Technician
Service Champions
HVAC Technician I
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
Apprentice Duct Cleaning & HVAC Maintenance
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
HVAC Install Helper
ARS / Rescue Rooter
Apprentice Installation Technician
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
Apprentice HVAC Technician
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
Service Technician Apprenticeship
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
Service Technician I
Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Entry-Level, Commercial & Union HVAC Apprentice Jobs
Entry-level and no-experience HVAC jobs
- HVAC Install HelperSouthern Home Services · Jacksonville, FL
- HVAC Service Apprentice/HelperSila Services · Dover-Foxcroft, ME
- Entry Level HVAC Service TechnicianService Champions · Rocklin, CA
- HVAC Install HelperARS / Rescue Rooter · Kansas City, MO
- HVAC Installation HelperOne Hour Heating & Air Conditioning · Frisco, TX
- Entry level position for Heating and Air ConditioningOne Hour Heating & Air Conditioning · Wilmington, DE
- HVAC Installer Helper/TraineeComfort Systems USA · Albany, NY
- HVAC Install Helper IService Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing · Frederick, MD
Commercial HVAC apprentice jobs
- Apprentice HVAC Commercial InstallTurnPoint Services · Wichita, KS
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier Commercial Service · Oklahoma City, OK
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier · Oklahoma City, OK
- HVAC Technician I, CommercialABM · Richmond, VA
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician - UNIONCarrier · Shreveport, LA
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier · Waco, TX
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier · Austin, TX
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier · Austin, TX
Union HVAC apprenticeship openings
- HVAC Mechanical Service Apprentice Tech (union)Johnson Controls · Madison, WI
- HVAC Mechanic Apprentice (union)Johnson Controls · Farmingdale, NY
- HVAC Truck Based Helper (union)Johnson Controls · Capitol Heights, MD
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier Commercial Service · Oklahoma City, OK
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician – UnionCarrier · Oklahoma City, OK
- Data Center HVAC Service Technician Apprentice (Union)Johnson Controls · North Little Rock, AR
- Commercial HVAC Apprentice Service Technician - UNIONCarrier · Shreveport, LA
- HVAC Truck Based Mechanic Apprentice (union) AmarilloJohnson Controls · Lubbock, TX
HVAC apprentice jobs by state
- Texas (34)
- Virginia (20)
- Ohio (19)
- Florida (18)
- New York (14)
- Alabama (13)
- North Carolina (13)
- South Carolina (12)
- Louisiana (10)
- Minnesota (9)
- California (8)
- Maryland (8)
- Tennessee (8)
- Pennsylvania (7)
- Arizona (6)
- Georgia (4)
- Indiana (4)
- Maine (4)
- Nebraska (4)
- Oklahoma (4)
- Wisconsin (4)
- Kansas (3)
- Missouri (3)
- Mississippi (3)
- Arkansas (2)
- Colorado (2)
- Delaware (2)
- Illinois (2)
- Massachusetts (2)
- South Dakota (2)
- West Virginia (2)
- Connecticut (1)
- Idaho (1)
- Kentucky (1)
- Michigan (1)
- North Dakota (1)
- New Hampshire (1)
- New Mexico (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.