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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: apprenticeship hours and pay

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Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

4,000 h

longest minimum 8,500 h

National median pay

$61,010

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

409,670

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 4,000 hours, OIL BURNER-SERVICER & INSTALLER (hybrid)
State medians: $84,390 in District of Columbia to $31,480 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Air & Hydronic Balancing Technician	0990	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic	0637	Hybrid: 8,500 to 10,000 hours Hybrid: 8,500 to 10,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 8,500 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours Time-Based (V3): 6,000 hours Time-Based (V4): 8,500 hours Time-Based (V5): 8,000 hours
FURNACE INSTALLER	0794	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
FURNACE INSTALLER & REPAIRER	0678	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
OIL BURNER-SERVICER & INSTALLER	0966	Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE	0666	Hybrid: 7,480 to 8,800 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 7,328 hours Time-Based (V3): 8,000 hours
REFRIGERATION UNIT REPAIRER	0918	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
District of Columbia	$84,390	$40.57	400
Alaska	$77,430	$37.23	610
Illinois	$77,410	$37.21	9,740
Massachusetts	$77,300	$37.16	8,200
Connecticut	$76,610	$36.83	3,800
Minnesota	$76,350	$36.71	4,200
Washington	$75,660	$36.38	7,370
North Dakota	$74,490	$35.81	970
New Jersey	$74,450	$35.79	10,330
New York	$74,430	$35.78	24,430
New Hampshire	$73,850	$35.51	2,560
California	$72,560	$34.88	35,130
Maryland	$70,020	$33.67	8,560
Rhode Island	$67,370	$32.39	1,450
Hawaii	$65,450	$31.47	1,300
Colorado	$65,200	$31.35	8,940
Maine	$63,170	$30.37	2,250
Oregon	$62,940	$30.26	3,980
Ohio	$62,510	$30.06	14,150
Pennsylvania	$62,400	$30.00	15,880
Delaware	$62,320	$29.96	1,730
Vermont	$62,150	$29.88	970
Wisconsin	$61,710	$29.67	6,630
South Dakota	$61,390	$29.51	1,610
Michigan	$60,850	$29.26	12,590
Montana	$60,850	$29.26	1,230
Iowa	$60,680	$29.17	3,840
Nevada	$60,510	$29.09	4,170
Kansas	$60,460	$29.07	3,770
Indiana	$60,430	$29.05	8,530
Missouri	$59,950	$28.82	7,220
Nebraska	$59,850	$28.77	3,020
Virginia	$59,730	$28.72	14,690
Arizona	$59,400	$28.56	10,860
Utah	$58,730	$28.24	5,580
Louisiana	$58,650	$28.20	5,380
Kentucky	$58,620	$28.18	5,100
Texas	$57,760	$27.77	34,730
Oklahoma	$57,560	$27.67	5,650
North Carolina	$57,260	$27.53	15,230
Florida	$56,670	$27.24	39,160
South Carolina	$56,610	$27.22	6,920
Georgia	$56,390	$27.11	12,290
Idaho	$56,240	$27.04	4,550
Tennessee	$55,490	$26.68	9,740
Wyoming	$54,700	$26.30	690
New Mexico	$50,270	$24.17	1,950
West Virginia	$48,850	$23.49	1,690
Mississippi	$48,680	$23.41	2,700
Alabama	$48,370	$23.26	8,260
Arkansas	$48,110	$23.13	4,960
U.S. Virgin Islands	$45,030	$21.65	70
Guam	$40,110	$19.28	240
Puerto Rico	$31,480	$15.14	1,140