Entry Level Electrical and or HVAC/R jobs & how to get in with them

Hvac Technician has always been my passion,Now that I got laid off from my job of 16yrs,I would like to start the Hvac career.I would like to go to vocational school,do it on line or go to this;ATI school in Albuquerque NM,for 4wks @ $14,000.they claimed they do job placement.I asked them to gimme some student that went tru the course that they've provided job,so I can be rest assured ,but still waiting for reply.
I would like to get a hands on training,in term of hvac apprentice job training while I take the course on line.Pls I need ur advise ,since I don't know where to turn.

hey you know there are alot of hvac jobs in new york and florida right now. they hire you your senior year for $20 an hour to start then bump it up to 40-60 dollars.

ha,ha I am from R.I. and in the same boat an a.s. degree at New England Tech in refrigeration/air-conditioning/heating with one year registered as an apprentice. Every one wants a Journyman, but how if you can't get hiered? I've got an oil burner licence, universal and 410 A usage, pex cirtification, N.O.R.A. oil cirtification, O.S.H.A. card and belong to R.E.E.S. What I understan is if your an apprentice you need to be with someone if something goes wrong. Companys just can't affored to send 2 out on calls. Plus its a 500$ fine if the inspector finds you working alone. Well good luck to you all I know its not funny, but it's a big joke. Stop spending your money on school loans I owe 40,000 with interst. Buy a home or a toy you'll have somthing to show for it!!!

I'am a certified EPA technician and would like to get a start in the entery level field and seems like in Pa. But seems like on one is willing to give entery level technicians a chance. So if there is a company thats out there and like to give an apprentice a chance send a e-mail to rchambers218@live.com

I would like for some of the Hvac companys to give the apprentise level people a chance to gain some exspirence in this field, its hard to find jobs without the exspirence these days.

If you learned how to spell in school you might have a better chance.

If any of you guys are looking to move to VA.Beach or live in the area let me know....... The company I work for is looking for 2 Techs, entry level and experienced.

John yes I'm interested in the entry level job would like to move to Virginia Beach. rchambers218@live.com

Chuckalluk in Brooklyn, New York said: Hvac Technician has always been my passion,Now that I got laid off from my job of 16yrs,I would like to start the Hvac career.I would like to go to vocational school,do it on line or go to this;ATI school in Albuquerque NM,for 4wks @ $14,000.they claimed they do job placement.I asked them to gimme some student that went tru the course that they've provided job,so I can be rest assured ,but still waiting for reply.
I would like to get a hands on training,in term of hvac apprentice job training while I take the course on line.Pls I need ur advise ,since I don't know where to turn.

I think that this school sounds bogus, my school is 9 months long and costs less with pell grant and wia included-about 9,500. I mean really how much can you really learn in just 4 weeks?

The state of PA paid for my schooling and it was 2000.00 dollars but your biggest problem will be finding a job as all the employers want 3 to 5 years experience and at least 2 years for entry level.

I just finished an industrial HVACR course at a local community college and I am now looking to get a job. Everybody wants experience. I have been talking with someone about an appliance service tech job opportunity, is this a good career move? Or should I wait until I can find an HVAC tech job?

hvacjohn in Suffolk, Virginia said: If any of you guys are looking to move to VA.Beach or live in the area let me know....... The company I work for is looking for 2 Techs, entry level and experienced.

Im looking for entry level hvac position, willing to move. Have EPA certification and finished vacational school
3 months ago.
Thank you!
Taylor Ray Tollison

Taylortillison@yahoo.com

Hey Taylor Ray, do you live in virginia?

Correction on email above. Taylortollison@ yahoo.com
Dont live in Virginia but willing to relocate! cant find work here

hvacjohn in Suffolk, Virginia said: Hey Taylor Ray, do you live in virginia?

live in California, willing to relocate
Thank you

You are willing to relocate to the tidewater area of Virginia? If you are than I can get u a position at the company I work for... Linc Service Mid Atlantic.

John G., yes, I am willing to relocate and am interested in the position, pls let me know how to contact you. Thank you

HVACTECH12 in Concord, North Carolina said: You might try the job search engine WWW.MEPJobs.com . Just go there and answer the questions and post your reume or a brief detailed explanation of yourk work and school history. Good luck to you.Im looking for work myself, I lost my job around labor day this year. I have three years hvac experience and three years of hvac schooling as well. The residential market is alittle slow during the last part of the year but useally picks up in the spring and companys start hiring more.Atleast thats the trend here in North Carolina,Charlotte metro area.

Hi,
I'm a 4th year Mechanical Engineer student. I'm interested in working at HVAC industry, but I don't have any experience or any course regarding this in specific, can you guide me through this since you have a couple of years experiences. By spring 2012, I will be graduated as a Mechanical Engineer, so I need to apply for jobs in january. As you are aware that as an entry-level, It's not easy to find jobs specially in HVAC. What do you think? do you think it's better that I take a course in HVAC? How and where to find good HVAC schools? How can I prepare myself in the next couple of months for it?

Thanks in advance,
Neda

John G. in Suffolk, Virginia said: You are willing to relocate to the tidewater area of Virginia? If you are than I can get u a position at the company I work for... Linc Service Mid Atlantic.

Hello John,
I am 24 and about to get into the hvac program at a local college. I am willing to relocate and start at the company also if you havent already found someone. I researched the company. It looks like the position is still available. Can you please email me at Brenton8713@yahoo.com. Or anyone else who has a position available. Im looking to find a company and stay with them for a while. Thanks alot

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Sorry forum, thought I was tripping , just wrote a book for all of you and it wouldnt go thru so here I go again in short-hand so stick with me. First of all stop the negativity/ crying too. You can have one week or several years and wont get a thing until you go GETIT, got my 1 yr. Diploma in 99 didnt do any hvac til 2000 after 8 straight, got a yr. in on carpentry, a yr on welding all while locked up. started residential @ 7.00 and was @ 20.00 in six months, and had no plans of ever doing hvac but now I wouldnt choose s#$%# over it. stayed with a millionaire slum boss from 2000" 06/06 and let me tell you I got paid, sometimes 3,000, became lead installer, supervised 20 people/10/3 and i quite behind money and him lying about taking out taxes, would quit again to with a tooth or two of his but my point is Im giving all who wants stability in there life tools and knowledge to do so. 06/06 I got hired by a Commercial company @ 12.00 and i made even more from them at 12 because they had way more work and stability. cant be scared to move either you can call all day but they wont call back unless they know you are in that city or town... Went to pittsburg ( steellers) and I was looking for the same nothing else, took me a month to call all the hvac companies but when they started calling they called me like F!@#$ but a blizzard came and I ran back to NC because I refuse to live where snow is taller than me and Im 6'4". Pick your States then go online and and pull up every hvac company per city and or state and call everybody before noon and ask if they are hiring techs or installers, always hiring installer all over the world but you better know how to be a Technician because its real in the field. Ill leave you with this too keep studyinggetting certificates and trying to open your own, exams arent easy but you will pass.Havent been in havc since 06" but Im working on relocating to SC as I write or texas. 50,000 n Sc or more depend son company & 85,000 in TX

Need more help holla, but just pull up hvac list of individual towns and city and thats your rolodex for life, Me I email or fax 20 companies a week and if I wasnt working now and between houses Id do 50, but again the employers want you there, and I hate HVAC agent, they dont nor have they ever even called back and its suppose to be for out of state minded job seekers, so I only use them as guides to names and companies but if you do your list you will know all hvac companies just like you know hvac definitions, you can put your resume on the business board of all distibution shops in your city too where all hvac companies have to go every morning to load up....Fl / SC / Tx/ and the extreme cold like Ca Alaska NY PA are hiring like hot cakes but from what I see and donot go off of the internet salary info S#@!% they give you, youll learn it yourself but TX is paying the most and they are hiring both Tech /Installer and its in Austin ( beautiful ) but 85,000 no less than 50,000 and aint nobody matching that which mean in a year to five youll pass the 100,000 a year mark----who cant raise teir Family on that. All these fake sites and money jucing sites are why it seems so hard, they have a job and they think all they have to do is post but they are just in the way. Keep your diagrams, blueprints, guides that come with units thermostats what have you because it will groom you to where I am and I wish you the best, got pictures got tapes got some books left too so hit me if you need to and Ill respond accordingly. Leaving for SC in the am through this new job, but Im just using this job to get the HVAC, one step at a time gentlemen and may the Force be with you

slaptapp485 in Houston, Texas said: I need to know how to get the certs needed to be a Hvac tech? How much does it cost??

most importantly is the cfc license...$85...dats needed just to enter the field

yo son holla at me....im bouta get my cfc license and im in green maintenance program at cpcc...probably gonna go into degree program....need some input ok???? e_ziggy43@yahoo.com

what do you need to know????

Most companies don't advertise entry-level positions as there are so many people who can do the job, most of the guys who we hire with little to no actual hands on, in the field experience come to us through word of mouth.

Go to the local supply houses and talk to the counter guys, be polite but try and befriend them because they talk to the business owners on a very regular basis and try and meet people who already work in the industry and befriend them. Don't make a pest of yourself just make yourself known so that when a company is looking to bring on a new (I hate the word helper) apprentice or 1st round service technician someone will mention you.

Also it wouldn't hurt to blast off some resumes to the local companies and again without being a pest maybe send follow-up letters as you progress through school letting them know that you are learning the field, you are enjoying what you are learning, that you very much want a career in HVAC/R. By sending them a letter every once in awhile you can also show that not only are you learning the mechanics, but that you are also able to communicate clearly (please proofread the letters for grammar and spelling) but that you are tenacious as well and that you have follow through.

Calray in Latonia, Kentucky said: I am 56 years old and out of work. I got my degree in HVAC but, it has taken me no where at all. You can't work for yourself without a license. You are really stuck. I wish I had tried to do something else. Not that it would be any better

I know someone who got a job with ugl services with those qualifications, he had to relocate though to shawnee ok. Maybe look at indeed.com to see if there are openings, look for plant mechanic hvac

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Hi I recently graduated apex technical school and recieved a universal epa certification,I am looking for a entry level job any help :(?

Michael D. in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas said: Hey, I've got some questions that I can't quite seem to be answered, so here I ask:

I'm eighteen, I have a GED (was home-schooled), and I'm interested in the HVAC field; however, I have no experience with heating & air, nor electricity. I've asked around at a few local HVAC companies if they took in green-horns (ie. I've got no experience in this field, but willing to start out at an entry-level position), but almost all of the companies I talked to said I had to have a bare min. of a year experience working with another HVAC company to get on there. Which leads me to my question: if I have to have experience in HVAC to get onto a job, where do I get that experience? I've signed up for the HVAC course at my local community college, but the classes were all filled this semester.

So yeah, basically, I'm pretty determined to get onto an HVAC job, but I'm not quite sure where to start. The only company that did hire guys' without experience was GTS, but unfortunately, they were all filled at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

another good thing to look at is the www.practicehvac.com website. they will tell you everything you need to know about hvac gas technician.

hvacjohn in Suffolk, Virginia said: If any of you guys are looking to move to VA.Beach or live in the area let me know....... The company I work for is looking for 2 Techs, entry level and experienced.

im in va beach and looking forn entry level position. contact me at brucehull15@yahoo.com

i work in kuwait last nine years

In my humble opinion NATE Cert is just another BS program designed to make money off of techs in the protected HVAC industry and i have worked in the Unions that does not require it to work as a tech and on the outside in the private sector and i see no more qualified techs that are so called nate certified than any other tech it all boils down to your dedication to your job and your desire to be the best you can be and no money making test for a group of people is gonna change that

HVAC TECH12 in Concord, North Carolina said: I cannot speak for everyone. However, I have gotten a coupl,e of jobs through them and have had several employers call me recently wanting to speak with me. The job I have now is a result of hvac agent. But everyone has to do what is right for them. Things may be differant from state to state. One thing for sure though, the more your resume is out there the broader your chances. Meaning the more job posting boards you post it on the broader your chances of getting a call. ALSO, if I really wanted to get in the field then I would go to every company within 25 miles of where I lived.

Been with Hvac agent for three years have not even got a interview from a company through them total waste of time and the energy i put into making a resume on that site

I went to Hvac school in Rancho Cordova. I applied everywhere and never got a job anywhere. SJVC is a joke. They helped me zero. Now I owe them a loot of money and I dont know anything about hvac. Thanks.