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How to become an HVAC technician in Louisiana

Louisiana does not license individual HVAC technicians. You learn on the job or in school, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) licenses HVAC contractors who run their own business.1

4registered apprenticeship programs$28.20median an hour in Louisiana

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 LA
4 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 LA
18 schools with programs
Compare 18 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

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

    Issued by
    Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC)
    Louisiana contractor license
Pay once you're working

$58,650

a year is the median for HVAC technicians in Louisiana ($28.20 an hour, May 2025).3

Pay by city and percentile
  1. New Orleans–Metairie$30.53
  2. Baton Rouge$30.26
  3. Shreveport–Bossier City$28.19
  4. Houma–Bayou Cane$28.11
  5. Slidell–Mandeville$27.56
Louisiana median $28.20 an hour

Questions

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

Check the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) before you bid work on your own.1

Are HVAC technicians in demand in Louisiana?

Projections Central expects about 500 HVAC technician openings a year in Louisiana through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.2

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

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More for HVAC technicians in Louisiana

Sources

  1. Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) (lslbc.louisiana.gov)
  2. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  3. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Louisiana, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)