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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Alaska

Alaska has 45 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 2 union and 43 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.

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45 programs

  1. 907 Heating & Plumbing

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  2. A-laska Plumbing Heating & Construction Services

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  3. Alaska Plumbing & Heating

    Auke Bay · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  4. Alaska Southcentral / Southeastern Sheet Metal Workers JATC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Union

  5. All American AK Plumbing & Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  6. All Seasons Plumbing and Heating, LLC

    Fritz Creek · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  7. All-Star Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  8. Alpha Plumbing & Heating

    Fairbanks · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

    Open shop

  9. APEX Plumbing & Heating Services, LLC

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  10. Big Foot Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  11. Boiler Man Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  12. Circle Plumbing and Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  13. Clear Water Plumbing and Heating LLC

    Haines · Haines Borough

    Open shop

  14. Cowles Heating Service

    North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Open shop

  15. Daleco Plumbing and Heating

    Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  16. Dawsons Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

    North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Open shop

  17. Eayrs Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  18. Erwin Plumbing & Heating

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  19. Extreme Heating & Air, Inc.

    Eagle River · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  20. Fairbanks Area Sheet Metal Workers JATC

    Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Union

  21. Fedor's Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  22. Flow Star Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  23. Frontier Plumbing & Heating LLC

    Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    Open shop

  24. Glacier Plumbing and Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  25. H & M Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  26. Hard Rok Plumbing and Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  27. Hardy Heating, Inc

    Big Lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  28. HVAC LLC

    North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Open shop

  29. Icy Strait Plumbing and Heating

    Juneau · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  30. J&S Plumbing & Heating

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  31. JGH Plumbing & Heating, Incorporated

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  32. John's Heating Service, Inc.

    Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough

    Open shop

  33. Journeyman Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  34. Kenai Comfort Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  35. Larry's Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

    Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough

    Open shop

  36. Moore Heating & Air Conditioning

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  37. Nollie's Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  38. Northern Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  39. Paragon Plumbing & Heating, Inc

    Fairbanks · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

    Open shop

  40. Partusch Plumbing and Heating LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  41. Pleasants Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Juneau · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  42. Rock Solid Plumbing & Heating

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  43. Runstrom Plumbing & Heating

    Houston · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  44. Scott's Heating & Plumbing Services, Inc.

    Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough

    Open shop

  45. Tauman Mechanical Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

Union locals and training centers in Alaska

Call the local or its training center for the next application date.

SMART union locals

  • SMART Local 1787Skagway

Sheet metal training centers

PHCC chapters (heating, cooling, plumbing)

No PHCC chapter lists an office in Alaska. ACCA member contractors near you

Pipefitters and HVAC service techs also apprentice through the UA: UA locals in Alaska.

Union or open shop?

Union

Run by a joint committee of the SMART sheet metal local or the UA pipefitters local and union contractors. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.

Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.

Open shop

Run by ACCA or PHCC chapters, ABC or a single HVAC contractor. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.

Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.

What do programs ask for?

Applying this month

  1. Get your papers together1 week

    High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.

    Time
    1 week
  2. Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks

    Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.

    Time
    2 to 4 weeks
  3. Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening

    Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.

    Time
    1 evening
    Back to the program list
  4. Apply, then keep working

    Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.

    The license steps

Can't get in yet?

Pre-apprenticeship

Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.

Start on a crew

Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 3 schools in Alaska have HVAC technician programs.

The license steps in Alaska

How do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Alaska?

Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.

How much do HVAC technician apprentices make in Alaska?

Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all HVAC technicians in Alaska earned $23.36 an hour or less in May 2025.

HVAC Technician pay in Alaska

Other routes in Alaska

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  2. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Alaska, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)