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How to become an HVAC technician in Alaska

Alaska licenses HVAC technicians at the state level through the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.1 You start as an apprentice or trainee and work toward the exam.

45registered apprenticeship programs$37.23median an hour in Alaska

Pick your way in

Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.

Pay
From day one
In AK
45 registered programs
Find a program near you
Trade school

Classroom first

Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.

Pay
You pay tuition
In AK
3 schools with programs
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Helper

Start on a crew

Get hired as a helper by a licensed HVAC contractor and log hours on the job.

Pay
Paid on the job
Start
No experience needed
How to get started

The license steps

  1. Start as an apprentice or trainee

    Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.

    Issued by
    Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
    Compare the ways in
  2. Mechanical administrator license by category, including Heating, Cooling and Process Piping

    12 AAC 39.232

  3. Run your own shop

    To bid and contract on your own you need a HVAC contractor license or registration.

    Issued by
    Div. of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing - Construction Contractors
    Alaska contractor license
Pay once you're working

$77,430

a year is the median for HVAC technicians in Alaska ($37.23 an hour, May 2025).4

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Fairbanks–College$45.11
  2. Anchorage$41.16
Alaska median $37.23 an hour

Questions

Do you need a license to work on your own as an HVAC technician in Alaska?

Alaska requires HVAC contractors to register with the Div. of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing.2

Are HVAC technicians in demand in Alaska?

Projections Central expects about 40 HVAC technician openings a year in Alaska through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

45 registered programs in Alaska. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.

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More for HVAC technicians in Alaska

Sources

  1. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (test-takers.psiexams.com, 2026-10-27)
  2. Div. of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing - Construction Contractors contractor licensing (commerce.alaska.gov)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Alaska, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)