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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 51 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 2 union and 49 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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51 programs
"Taylor Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc."
Rehoboth · Bristol County
"Trinity Heating & Air, Inc."
W Wareham · Plymouth County
ACD Refrigeration Equipment Co.
Saugus · Essex County
Acton Refrigeration, Inc.
Littleton · Middlesex County
Adams Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Adams · Berkshire County
American Sheet Metal LLC
Salisbury · Essex County
Araujo Brothers Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Acushnet · Bristol County
Araya HVAC Services LLC.
Saugus · Essex County
Arctic Refrigeration Company, LLC
Greenfield · Franklin County
Bassett Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC
Ashley Falls · Berkshire County
BDL Heating & Cooling, Inc.
N Attleboro · Bristol County
Biermann Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Ludlow · Hampden County
Blue Hill Plumbing & Heating Inc
North Attleboro · Bristol County
Boulanger's Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Easthampton · Hampshire County
Bourque Heating & Cooling Co., Inc.
Hyannis · Barnstable County
Calderone Heating and Cooling, Inc.
Lakeville · Plymouth County
Callahan Air Conditioning & Heating Services
N Andover · Essex County
Carlson HVAC, Inc.
Billerica · Middlesex County
Charles M Moran Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Clinton · Worcester County
Chaves Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Hudson · Middlesex County
Corso Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Haverhill · Essex County
Cotti-Johnson HVAC, Inc.
Taunton · Bristol County
CRS Refrigeration Specialists, Inc.
N Billerica · Middlesex County
D. J. Plumbing & Heating
Danvers · Essex County
Division 15 HVAC, Inc.
Pembroke · Plymouth County
Emond Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Taunton · Bristol County
Forever Mechanical HVAC/R Inc
Worcester · Worcester County
Gem Plumbing & Heating
Bellingham · Norfolk County
General Air Conditioning & Heating, INC.
Dorchester · Suffolk County
Grasseschi Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Worcester · Worcester County
Hanlon Sheet Metal Contractors, INC.
N Billerica · Middlesex County
Hub Refrigeration Co., Inc.
Quincy · Norfolk County
HVAC/R Service Contractors, Inc
Auburn · Worcester County
It Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Braintree · Norfolk County
J & J Heating and A/C, Inc.
Dracut · Middlesex County
Karpouzis Commercial Refrigeration, Inc.
Framingham · Middlesex County
Mancini Sheet Metal, Inc.
Billerica · Middlesex County
New England Institute of HVAC
Lowell · Middlesex County
newenglandhvac.comO'Donnell & Son Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Norwell · Plymouth County
Pierce Refrigeration, Inc.
W Bridgewater · Plymouth County
Powderly & Sons Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Nutting Lake
Prevett Heating and Cooling, Inc.
Foxborough · Norfolk County
Professional Sheet Metal NE, Inc.
Seekonk · Bristol County
Renaud HVAC & Controls, INC
Sutton · Worcester County
Riverdale Plumbing & Heating, INC
Walpole · Norfolk County
Robies Refrigeration Inc.
Hyannis · Barnstable County
Sheet Metal Workers JAC Of Cent/W. Mass. & Vt
Springfield · Hampden County
Sheet Metal Workers Local #17
Dorchester · Suffolk County
TJs Plumbing and Heating Inc
Canton · Norfolk County
Triangle Refrigeration, A/C, Plumbing, Inc.
Fall River · Bristol County
Triangle Refrigeration, Inc.
Fall River · Bristol 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, 8 schools in Massachusetts have HVAC technician programs.
The license steps in MassachusettsHow do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Massachusetts?
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 Massachusetts?
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 Massachusetts earned $24.44 an hour or less in May 2025.
HVAC Technician pay in MassachusettsOther routes in Massachusetts
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Massachusetts, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)