Show me the money...

What are typical hvac technician salaries? Do some companies pay a lot more for this position than others? What does a top earner make in this field?

What skills should you learn to increase your salary?

i been @ my job 15yrs. 34yrs old not skilled in hvac field my 25.00 pr hr willing to take a cut in pay .to be a skilled tech. show me the money

Here's a search I did for HVAC jobs within a 50 mile radius of Auburn, AL:
www.indeed.com/jobs?as_and=hvac&as_phr=&as_any=&as_not=&as_ttl=&as_cmp=&jt=all&st=&radius=50&l=auburn%2C+AL&fromage=any&limit=10&sort=

The default radius for a location on Indeed.com is 25 miles. I was able to get a larger selection of jobs by increasing the commuting radius to 50 miles.

nick carlisle in Auburn University, Alabama said: i been @ my job 15yrs. 34yrs old not skilled in hvac field my 25.00 pr hr willing to take a cut in pay .to be a skilled tech. show me the money

expect to start out at 8-10 dollars per hour if your lucky. Maybe after 10 years you can be back up to 25 but by that time cost of living will have trippled. Most of us hvac guys do it because we like what we do, not because we make lots of cash. The money really isn,t there. Expect long hours, rude customers and bad working conditions. Enjoy

hvac dude is right it will take you at least 10 years to have the skill and knowlege to make what you say your making now.if you would like to get into a skilled trade I would suggest Electrician, With an E lectrical liscense of the right kind you can still do the wiring for some HVAC companies, I would just suggest you find a good school that has a good HVAC-R, as well as Electrical and go part time, once you complete the program with an Associate degree you could more than likely start with someone in ethier field with a descent wage not fantastic but descent wage around 12.00 to 17.00hr

In the Los Angeles area you can start at $20.00+ as an aprentise and raises are given each 6 mos of school. After 5 years you will be a journeyman at $36.00+ at this time but more if you start now.

Apartments start at $1000/month here so it will be a sacrifice while you are moving up.

This trade is crap!!!! Money is good when its there, Our scale now is 43.05 per hour, but no hours. Chicago is dead, it may be different somewhere else. Feast or famine Goodluck out there.

IT is sad, there are so many techs out of work, and other guys in the trade.
There are so many companies folding and closing their doors.
There is no work...in a republican recession.
I would gladly go to los angeles if i could get a 40 hour work week job , and didnt have to work ot.
single father here.

I dont understand what yall talking about Ive been looking into getting into hvac,everywhere I look its saying that this field is booming and the job out look is exellent. So why would so many hvac techs be out of work.I dont get it.

local#597 in Joliet, Illinois said: This trade is crap!!!! Money is good when its there, Our scale now is 43.05 per hour, but no hours. Chicago is dead, it may be different somewhere else. Feast or famine Goodluck out there.

Go to TEXAS!!!!!! plenty of HVAC work..

lee in Houston, Texas said: Go to TEXAS!!!!!! plenty of HVAC work..

how is the pay in texas, i heard the wages are very low?

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