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How to become an HVAC technician in Arizona

Arizona does not license individual HVAC technicians. You learn on the job or in school, and the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) licenses HVAC contractors who run their own business.1

9registered apprenticeship programs$28.56median an hour in Arizona

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 AZ
9 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 AZ
16 schools with programs
Compare 16 schools
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. Get hired or start training

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

    Compare the ways in
  2. Run your own shop

    Qualifying party needs 4 years practical or management trade experience, at least 2 within the last 10; up to 2 years can be technical-training credit (A.R.S. 32-1122(E)(1)).

    Issued by
    Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC)
    Arizona contractor license
Pay once you're working

$59,400

a year is the median for HVAC technicians in Arizona ($28.56 an hour, May 2025).4

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Phoenix–Mesa$29.41
  2. Flagstaff$28.06
  3. Prescott Valley–Prescott$28.02
  4. Yuma$27.54
  5. Lake Havasu City–Kingman$27.31
Arizona median $28.56 an hour

Questions

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

Yes. Arizona licenses HVAC contractors through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC).2

Are HVAC technicians in demand in Arizona?

Projections Central expects about 1,390 HVAC technician openings a year in Arizona through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

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More for HVAC technicians in Arizona

Sources

  1. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) contractor licensing (roc.az.gov)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Arizona, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)