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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Iowa
Iowa has 212 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 2 union and 210 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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212 programs
4-M Plumbing And Heating (The Ceu Authority)
Washington · Washington County
72 Degrees Heating & Cooling (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
8 Finger HVAC (The Ceu Authority)
Martelle · Jones County
A Plus Service Plumbing & HVAC, Llv (The Ceu Authority)
Ottumwa · Wapello County
A1 Morris Heating And Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Davenport · Scott County
A2Z Heating and Plumbing (PHCC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
AAA REFRIGERATION, LLC. dba DOVEL REFRIGERATION
Red Oak · Montgomery County
Ace Refrigeration
Sioux City · Woodbury County
Action Plus Plumbing Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Bondurant · Polk County
Adams Plumbing & Heating (The Ceu Authority)
Osage · Mitchell County
Advanced Heating & Air Conditioning (THE CEU AUTHORITY)
Fort Dodge · Webster County
Advanced Plumbing & Heating, LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Orange City · Sioux County
Advantage Sheet Metal (ABC)
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Affordable Heating & Cooling
Anamosa · Jones County
AIR TECH MECH. SYS. LLC dba STAR REFRIGERATION (HCC)
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
AirTrac Heating and Cooling, LLC (ABC)
Milo · Warren County
All Seasons Heating & Cooling INC. (ABC)
Dubuque · Dubuque County
All Seasons HVAC (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
All Star Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Hudson · Black Hawk County
Allensworth Heating And Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Red Oak · Montgomery County
Ames Heating And Cooling (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Apollo Heating & Air/Ahace, INC.
Glenwood · Mills County
Arctic Refrigeration L.C.
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Areguin Heating And Cooling, LLC (Ceu Authority)
Muscatine · Muscatine County
B & G HVAC (The Ceu Authority)
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Baker Heating & Cooling LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Redfield · Dallas County
Bauer Plumbing & Heating (The Ceu Authority)
Emmetsburg · Palo Alto County
Baxter Heating & Air (CEU)
Baxter · Jasper County
Beaver Heating & AC, Inc. (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Beeline Heating and Cooling (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Bell Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Des Moines · Polk County
Bell Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Belland Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
WIilliamsburg · Iowa County
Benson Heating & Air Conditioning (PHCC)
Eldon · Wapello County
Bergen Plumbing, Heating, & Cooling Inc.
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Big Mike's Custom Bath & HVAC, LLC
Clear Lake · Cerro Gordo County
Birch Heating And Cooling (Ceu Authority)
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Brandt Heating & Air Conditioning (The Ceu Authority)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Bunch Heating and Cooling (PHCC)
Marion · Linn County
Bussanmas Heating And Cooling
Indianola · Warren County
C & D Refrigeration (CEU)
Spencer · Clay County
C and K Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Ames · Story County
Camblin Plumbing & Heating (ABC)
Atlantic · Madison County
Casper Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Casper Plumbing &Heating, INC.
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Cedar Rapids Sheet Metal JATC Local Union 263
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Cedar Valley Heating & Cooling
Cedar Falls · Black Hawk County
Central Iowa Sheet Metal Workers JATC LU 45
Des Moines · Polk County
Charlotte Plumbing, Heating, & A/C (ABC)
Charlotte · Clinton County
Christians Sheetmetal, HVAC, Inc.
Spencer · Clay County
City Wide Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc (THE CEU AUTHORITY)
Windsor Heights · Polk County
Colony Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Complete Construction Services Plumbing, HVAC & Electrical (The Ceu Authority)
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
Cordray Heating and Cooling, LLC.
Fort Madison · Lee County
Country Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Milo · Warren County
D & L Plumbing & Heating, INC. (Ceu Authority)
Orange City · Sioux County
Dahl Air Conditioning & Heating, LLC (ABC)
Van Meter · Madison County
Dan Kelly Heating & Cooling INC. (ABC)
Muscatine · Muscatine County
Dan's Plumbing & Heating, LLC (Ceu)
Knoxville · Marion County
Dayton Heating & Air Conditioning (The Ceu Authority)
Urbandale · Polk County
Des Moines Heating And Cooling (Ceu Authority)
Des Moines · Polk County
Direct Heating and Air LLC (ABC)
Altoona · Polk County
DOCs Plumbing & Heating LLC (CEU)
Griswold · Cass County
Dorrian Heating And Cooling, INC. (ABC)
Waukee · Dallas County
Duitsman Plumbing And Heating LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Estherville · Emmet County
Duncan Heating & Plumbing (CEU)
Boone · Boone County
Edwards Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Vinton · Benton County
Ehlen Plumbing & Heating Inc (PHCC)
Belle Plaine · Benton County
Ehlen Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Belle Plaine · Benton County
Ethington Heating & Cooling (ABC)
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Excel Plumbing & Heating LLC (Ceu Authority)
Esterville · Emmet County
Exira Plumbing, Heating, And Electrical, LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Exira · Audubon County
Family Heating & Cooling
Davenport · Scott County
Fereday Heating Company
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Fiedler HVAC (PHCC)
Libertyville · Jefferson County
Four Seasons Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Fred's Plumbing and Heating (PHCC)
Hospers · Sioux County
Fredericksburg Plumbing & Heating
Fredericksburg · Chickasaw County
Freiburger Heating and Cooling (PHCC)
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Gary Hinderaker Plumbing, Heating, A/C
Waverly · Bremer County
German Plumbing Heating & Cooling (ABC)
Grinnell · Poweshiek County
Global Heating And Ac (The Ceu Authority)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Golden Rule Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical
Grimes · Polk County
Gordon & Zanela Plumbing, Heating & Air LLC (CEU)
Sheldon · Sioux County
Graber Heating & Air Conditioning Inc (PHCC)
Kalona · Johnson County
Haberl Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Carroll · Carroll County
Hansons Heating And Cooling
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Harris Boyz Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC
Washington · Washington County
Heartland Heating & Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Grimes · Polk County
High Quality Heating and Air (ABC)
Durant · Muscatine County
Hindman & Person Heating And Ac (The Ceu Authority)
Ottumwa · Wapello County
Holt Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Polk County
Honest Heating And Cooling, INC. (Ceu Authority)
Albion · Marshall County
Housers Air Conditioning and Heating Service
Glenwood · Mills County
Hull Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Boone · Boone County
I Family HVAC INC (Ceu Authority)
Spirit Lake · Dickinson County
Iowa All Pro Heating & Cooling LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Des Moines · Polk County
Iowa Pipe Trades and HVAC Training Institute
Des Moines · Polk County
Iowa's All Season Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Waukee · Dallas County
J & S Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning (PHCC)
Kalona · Johnson County
Jason Smith Plumbing, Heating And Cooling (Ceu Authority)
Mt Pleasant · Henry County
Jensen Heating & Air Conditioning (PHCC)
Grinnell · Poweshiek County
Jerns Heating And Air (The Ceu Authority)
West Burlington · Des Moines County
Johansen Marts Plumbing & Heating (CEU)
Chariton · Lucas County
John Gowing Plumbing And Heating INC.
Shenandoah · Page County
John's Heating & Air Conditioning Services LLC (PHCC)
Stanton · Montgomery County
Johnson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
Independence · Buchanan County
Johnson Propane Heating & Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Battle Creek · Ida County
Johnson's Heat, A/C & Refrigeration INC. (ABC)
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
Jones Heating Cooling Plumbing (The Ceu Authority)
Emmetsburg · Palo Alto County
JP Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Marion · Linn County
Kelly Heating & Air (PHCC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Kiers Plumbing & Heating, LLC. (CEU)
Hull · Sioux County
Kinseth Plumbing And Heating (ABC)
Belmond · Wright County
Kruck Plumbing & Heating Co., INC. (ABC)
Boone · Boone County
Kuenster Heating & Air (PHCC)
Kalona · Johnson County
Lakeport Heating And Cooling (Ceu Authority)
Sloan · Woodbury County
Lane Plumbing & Heating Inc (PHCC)
Mount Union · Henry County
Larsen Plumbing & Heating, INC. (ABC)
Fertile · Worth County
Le HVAC
Clarksville · Butler County
Leets Refrigeration, LLC (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Lekwa Heating And Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Story City · Story County
LEON PLUMBING & HEATING (The CEU Authority)
Leon
Lincoln Heating And Cooling
Traer · Tama County
Lins Heating and AC (PHCC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Loa HVAC Services (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Loftus Heating and Air Conditioning
Logan · Harrison County
Lozier Heating And Cooling (ABC)
West Des Moines · Polk County
Lynch Heating And Plumbing
Davenport · Scott County
Lynch Heating And Plumbing (Ceu Authority)
Davenport · Scott County
Lynn Furnace Heating & Cooling
Shenandoah · Page County
Marv Smith Electric, Plumbing & Heating LLC (PHCC)
Fort Atkinson · Winneshiek County
Master Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Mccoy Plumbing And Heating (The Ceu Authority)
Olds · Henry County
Metro Heating & Cooling, Inc. (CEU)
Des Moines · Polk County
Mic's Plumbing And Heating INC.
New Hampton · Chickasaw County
Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating INC.
New Hampton · Chickasaw County
Miller Plumbing Heating & Electric (ABC)
Menlo · Guthrie County
Mincks Heating And Ac (Ceu)
Bloomfield · Davis County
Missouri Valley Sheet Metal, Inc. (CEU)
Logan · Harrison County
Modern Heating Inc. (CEU)
Cherokee · Cherokee County
Monti Plumbing Heating & Electrical (PHCC)
Monticello · Jones County
Mooney Heating & Cooling Inc (PHCC)
Marion · Linn County
Mort's Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Iowa Falls · Hardin County
Mracek Plumbing Heating Electric LLC
Waucoma · Fayette County
Mulford Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Coralville · Johnson County
Muller Plumbing & Heating (PHCC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Nally Plumbing & Heating (The CEU Authority)
Braddyville · Page County
Next Generation Plumbing And Heating (Ceu Authority)
Monticello · Jones County
Northway's Heating & Cooling (Ceu Authority)
Des Moines · Polk County
O'Neill Plumbing & Heating, LLC (PHCC)
Waukon · Allamakee County
Obsidian Heating and Cooling (CEU)
Ankeny · Polk County
Okoboji Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (CEU)
Arnolds Park · Dickinson County
Olson Plumbing & Heating Inc (THE CEU AUTHORITY)
Paton · Greene County
Orr Heating & Air (CEU)
Creston · Union County
Page Heating & Air, INC.
Tripoli · Bremer County
Pickar-Oulman Plumbing, Heating & Electric, Inc.
Riceville · Howard County
Pinnacle Heating & Cooling
Sioux City · Woodbury County
Plumbing • Heating • Cooling Contractors of Iowa
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of Iowa (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Polk County Heating And Cooling, INC.(ABC)
Polk City · Polk County
Poppe Plumbing And Heating, LLC
Waverly · Bremer County
Pots Plumbing And Heating (The Ceu Authority)
Ackley · Franklin County
Precision Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Centerville · Appanoose County
Precision Plumbing, Heating And Air
Independence · Buchanan County
Prins Plumbing & Heating Inc. (CEU)
Hartley · O'Brien County
R3 Heating & Air (CEU)
Davenport · Scott County
Reeves Heating And Cooling INC. (ABC)
Newton · Jasper County
Reliable 1 Heating Air Conditioning and Plumbing (PHCC)
Iowa Falls · Hardin County
River Cities Heating, Air Conditioning And Refrigeration (Ceu Authority)
Sabula · Jackson County
RJS Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (CEU)
Corning · Adams County
Roberts Heating, Cooling And Plumbing (ABC)
Carlisle · Warren County
Rock Valley Plumbing Heating & A/C Inc
Rock Valley · Sioux County
S & R Heating And Cooling, INC. (Ceu Authority)
Luxemburg · Dubuque County
S & S Plumbing, Heating & A/C (ABC)
Marengo · Iowa County
Sabre Plumbing, Heating And Air Of Des Moines
Ankeny · Polk County
Sandegrens Heating & Air Conditioning
Ottumwa · Wapello County
Sawhill HVAC, LLC (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
Schaal Heating and Cooling
Des Moines · Polk County
Schuman Heating and Air (PHCC)
Earlville · Delaware County
Schuster Heating & Pump Co., INC. (ABC)
Peosta · Dubuque County
SGR Plumbing and Heating Inc (PHCC)
Monticello · Jones County
Shaffer Plumbing and Heating, LLC (CEU)
Anamosa · Jones County
Sloan Plumbing and Heating and A/C (CEU)
Jefferson · Greene County
Smith Heating & Plumbing, INC.
Wiota · Cass County
Snyder Plumbing, Cooling, and Heating, LLC (CEU)
Stockport · Van Buren County
Soper Plumbing And Heating, INC.
Wyoming · Jones County
Southern Iowa Heating & Cooling (PHCC)
Centerville · Appanoose County
Sp Heating And Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Sheldon · Sioux County
Spartan Heating Cooling and Fireplaces (PHCC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Stein Heating & Cooling INC (Ceu Authority)
Webster City · Hamilton County
Suthers Heating And Electric
Wilton · Cedar County
Taft Plumbing Heating Cooling (PHCC)
Mount Pleasant · Henry County
The Plumbing And Heating Shop
Sumner · Bremer County
Tom's Plumbing And Heating, LLC (Ceu Authority)
Arnolds Park · Dickinson County
Tony's Plumbing & Heating
Cedar Falls · Black Hawk County
Triton Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, INC.
Davenport · Scott County
True Comfort Heating and Cooling (PHCC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Uthe Plumbing, Heating, & Electrical (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Van Haaften Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Pella · Marion County
Van Haaften Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
Pella · Marion County
Van Ryswyk Plumbing And Heating (ABC)
Monroe · Jasper County
Van's Heating & Cooling (CEU)
Stuart · Adair County
Venteicher Heating and Air Conditioning LLC (CEU AUTHORITY)
Riverside · Washington County
Vick's Heating, Plumbing & Ventilating, INC.
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Waldstein HVAC LLC dba AireServ Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Waldstein HVAC, LLC (CEU)
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
White Hawk Plumbing And Heating, LLC (Ceu)
Monticello · Jones County
Wieskamp Heating And Cooling
Washburn · Black Hawk County
Willenborg Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Windy LLC Heating, Cooling, & Plumbing
Arnold's Park · Clay County
Wyckoff Heating & Cooling (The Ceu Authority)
Carlisle · Warren County
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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, 11 schools in Iowa have HVAC technician programs.
The license steps in IowaHow do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Iowa?
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 Iowa?
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 Iowa earned $20.69 an hour or less in May 2025.
HVAC Technician pay in IowaOther routes in Iowa
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Iowa, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)