Careers in Construction: HVACR professionals

Should I Explore a Career in HVACR?

Install or repair heating, ventilation, and central air conditioning or refrigeration (HVACR) systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces and heating stoves.

Average National Wage (2025)

• Annual: $63,290
• Hourly: $30.43

Key Skills Aspiring HVACR Technicians Should Learn

• How to maintain, repair and diagnose equipment related to HVACR technology
• Energy auditing Green alternatives
• Air conditioning design and layout
• Refrigerant systems
• System charging and system evacuation
• Water treatment
• Boiler operation and safety

Once you complete training, you have a variety of employment options:

• Commercial service technician
• Heating system installer
• Heating, air conditioning and plumbing contractors
• HVACR mechanic
• Maintain and repair climate control for businesses, schools and hospitals