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How to become an HVAC technician in New Hampshire
New Hampshire licenses HVAC technicians at the state level through the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Mechanical Licensing Board.1 You start as an apprentice or trainee and work toward the exam.
Pick your way in
Earn while you learn
A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.
- Pay
- From day one
- In NH
- 190 registered programs
Classroom first
Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.
- Pay
- You pay tuition
- In NH
- 1 schools with programs
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
The license steps
Start as an apprentice or trainee$88 registration
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
- Issued by
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Mechanical Licensing Board
- Cost
- $88 registration
fuel gas piping installer1,000 hrs
1,000 working hours
- Time
- 1,000 hrs
fuel gas installation technician1,000 hrs
1,000 working hours
- Time
- 1,000 hrs
domestic appliance technician1,000 hrs2yr $176
1,000 hours of field experience
- Time
- 1,000 hrs
- Cost
- 2yr $176
fuel gas service technician2,000 hrs
2,000 working hours
- Time
- 2,000 hrs
Run your own shop
To bid and contract on your own you need a HVAC contractor license or registration.
- Issued by
- NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)
Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the New Hampshire license.
$73,850
a year is the median for HVAC technicians in New Hampshire ($35.51 an hour, May 2025).5
Pay by city and percentileQuestions
Do you need a license to work on your own as an HVAC technician in New Hampshire?
Check the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) before you bid work on your own.3
Are HVAC technicians in demand in New Hampshire?
Projections Central expects about 200 HVAC technician openings a year in New Hampshire through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.4
Find an apprenticeship near you
190 registered programs in New Hampshire. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.
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Sources
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Mechanical Licensing Board (gencourt.state.nh.us, 2026-10-27)
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Mechanical Licensing Board: experience requirements (gencourt.state.nh.us, 2026-10-27)
- NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) (oplc.nh.gov)
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New Hampshire, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)