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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Florida
Florida has 82 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 6 union and 76 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn. The hours count toward the local journeyman license (county or city) (12,000 hours).2
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82 programs
A Prestige Air Conditioning & Heating Specialists, Inc
Orlando · Orange County
A. P & J Air Conditioning, Inc.
Odessa · Hillsborough County
Accu-Temp Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
Flagler Beach · Flagler County
Action Electric and Air-Conditioning, LLC
Pompano Beach · Broward County
Advanced A/C & Heating, Inc.
Ft. Walton Beach · Okaloosa County
Advanced Air Care, Heating and Cooling, LLC
Tallahassee · Leon County
Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Central Florida GNJ
Longwood
Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Polk County Apprenticeship Program GNJ
Winter Haven · Polk County
AirPro West Coast Air Conditioning, Inc.
Hudson · Pinellas County
Art Plumbing & Air Conditioning, LLC
Coral Springs · Broward County
Ascension Air Conditioning & Refrigeration LLC
Crestview · Okaloosa County
Atlantis Air Conditioning Corp.
Lake Worth · Palm Beach County
Barineau Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Tallahassee · Leon County
Barnes Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Pensacola · Escambia County
Barron's Air Conditioning and Appliance Service, Inc.
Palm Harbor · Pinellas County
Beale Air Conditioning Inc.
Lake Worth · Palm Beach County
Benson's Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Tallahassee · Leon County
Blair Air Conditioning and Heating Service, LLC
Orlando · Orange County
Bradley Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Royal Palm Beach · Palm Beach County
Bradley Plumbing and Heating LLC
Pensacola · Escambia County
Brevard Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Inc. GNJ
Palm Bay · Brevard County
Brown's Refrigeration Service, Inc.
Tallahassee · Leon County
Carr Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc.
Clearwater · Pinellas County
Cox Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Clearwater · Pinellas County
D & W Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Sarasota · Sarasota County
Eggert Cooling and Heating Solutions, LLC
Eustis · Lake County
Eldred Air Conditioning Inc.
West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County
Environmental Air Conditioning Services, Inc.
Jacksonville · Duval County
Express Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.
Pensacola · Escambia County
Fast' N Kool Heating and Air Conditioning LLC
Clearwater · Pinellas County
Father & Sons Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.
Saint Petersburg · Pinellas County
Florida Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, GNJ
Navarre · Santa Rosa County
General Plumbing and Air Conditioning Inc.
Lake Worth · Palm Beach County
Giddens Air Conditioning, Inc.
Tallahassee · Leon County
Gunn Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Eastpoint · Franklin County
Hansen Air Conditioning Inc.
Enterprise · Volusia County
Hollenback Heating & Air Inc
Pensacola · Escambia County
J.S. Watson Sunshine State of Mind Air Conditioning Services LLC
Lithia · Hillsborough County
Jerry Bowman, Inc. dba Dunedin Refrigeration
Dunedin · Pinellas County
Joe Cool Air Conditioning & Heating of the Suncoast, LLC dba Joe Cool Home Services
Pinellas Park · Hillsborough County
Kalos Services, Inc. HVAC/R Commissioning Service Apprenticeship
Clermont · Lake County
Kelly Brothers Sheet Metal, Inc.
Tallahassee · Leon County
Kings Electric & Air Conditioning
Coral Springs · Broward County
L&R Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Inc
Holiday · Pasco County
Lapin Sheet Metal Company
Orlando · Orange County
Lee Mechanical & Plumbing, LLC. dba Lee Heating & Cooling
Pensacola · Escambia County
Long's Air Conditioning, Inc.
Avon Park · Highlands County
Lonnie Hutchinson A/C and Heating LLC
Jay · Santa Rosa County
M.A.C.C.A. (Manasota Air Conditioning Contractors Association), GNJ
Venice · Sarasota County
macca.usMC Mechanical Air Conditioning Services, Inc.
Largo · Pinellas County
Michael I. Newbern Air Conditioning Contractor, Inc.
Auburndale · Polk County
Moore Heating & Air, Inc.
Milton · Santa Rosa County
NCCER Plumbing & Heating
Alachua · Alachua County
Niceville Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc. dba One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating
Niceville · Okaloosa County
North Florida Sheet Metal Workers JATC
Jacksonville · Duval County
Nuair Airconditioning, Inc.
Lakeland · Polk County
Palm Beach County Plumbing, Air Conditioning And Pipefitting JATC
West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County
pipeu.comPatriot Heating & Air, LLC
Pace · Santa Rosa County
Pinellas Association Of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors, Gnj
Seminole · Pinellas County
Precision Heating & Cooling Inc.
Cape Coral · Lee County
Prime Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc.
Clearwater · Pinellas County
Priority 1 HVAC and Facility Maintenance Solutions LLC.
Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County
Razirback Air Conditioning LLC
Delray Beach · Palm Beach County
Reliant Heating and Air Conditioning LLC
Clearwater · Pinellas County
Sevier and Heating Inc
St. Petersburg · Pinellas County
Sheet Metal Workers Local 32 JAC
Miami · Miami-Dade County
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 15 Jatctf
Sanford · Seminole County
SIXNEL Precision Sheet Metal Inc.
Margate · Broward County
Smart Horizons
Pensacola · Escambia County
smarthorizons.orgSmart Horizons Institute
Tallahassee · Leon County
Snyder Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electric, LLC
Coral Springs · Broward County
Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.
Lakeland · Polk County
Summit Air Conditioning, Inc.
West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County
Tallahassee Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association Apprenticeship Program, GNJ
Tallahassee · Leon County
Tempacure, Inc. dba Tempacure Heating and Air Conditioning
Niceville · Okaloosa County
The B Group 360, LLC dba Cool Wizard Air Conditioning Services
Dunedin · Pinellas County
Thomas Gordon Air, LLC dba Gordon Air Conditioning & Associates
Crestview · Okaloosa County
Titan Air Conditioning and Heating LLC
Winter Garden · Orange County
Tony Kelly, Inc. dba Tony Kelly Heating & Air Conditioning
Tallahassee · Leon County
Watts Cooling Heating & Plumbing LLC
Tallahassee · Leon County
We Care Heating and Air Niceville, L.L.C.
Niceville · Okaloosa County
Wingate's Air Conditioning, Inc.
Milton · Santa Rosa County
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Union locals and training centers in Florida
Call the local or its training center for the next application date.
SMART union locals
- SMART Local 15Tampa(813) 628-0021
- SMART Local 32North Miami Beach(305) 651-5971
- SMART Local 435Jacksonville(904) 398-1838
Sheet metal training centers
- North Florida Sheet Metal Workers JATC6535 Trade Center Drive, Jacksonville(904) 693-1070
- SMART Local Union 32 JAC20401 N.E. 15th Court, N.Miami Beach(561) 506-8283
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 15 JATC & Trust - Sanford2688 South Design Court, Sanford(407) 322-8601
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 15 JATC & Trust -- Tampa5619 N. 50th Street, Tampa(813) 628-0021
- West Palm Beach S/M JATC1003 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach(561) 506-8283
PHCC chapters (heating, cooling, plumbing)
- PHCC of Florida8220 Pompano St, Navarre(800) 621-3478
- Escambia PHCC
- Northwest FloridaFL
- Southeast Florida PHCC1804 NW Madrid Way, Boca Raton
- Polk County PHCC3837 Progress Dr., Lakeland
- Southwest Florida PHCC1181 S. Sumter Blvd., #133, North Port
- Pinellas PHCCPO Box 3572, St Petersburg(727) 642-9000
- Space Coast PHCC551 N Washington Ave, Titusville
ACCA member contractors near you
Pipefitters and HVAC service techs also apprentice through the UA: UA locals in Florida.
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?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Algebra
Electrical and sheet metal programs usually want one year of high school algebra with a passing grade.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
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
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
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
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.
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, 47 schools in Florida have HVAC technician programs.
The license steps in FloridaHow do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Florida?
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 long is an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Florida?
About 6 years. The local journeyman license (county or city) requires 12,000 hours of supervised work.
How much do HVAC technician apprentices make in Florida?
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 Florida earned $18.45 an hour or less in May 2025.
HVAC Technician pay in FloridaOther routes in Florida
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- Florida HVAC technician license requirements (leg.state.fl.us, 2026-10-27)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Florida, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)