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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in New York
New York has 28 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 6 union and 22 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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28 programs
Area Sheet Metal Workers Jac Of Elmira, Lu #112
Elmira · Chemung County
Bayside Refrigeration Inc
Astoria · Queens County
Century Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc
Syracuse · Onondaga County
D.B.H. Sheet Metal, Corp. Dba Blake Sheet Metal
Bohemia · Suffolk County
Halcyon, Inc. (Dba Halco Plumbing And Heating)
Phelps · Ontario County
Hartcorn Plumbing And Heating, Inc.
Ronkonkoma · Suffolk County
Isaac Heating And Air Conditioning, Inc.
Rochester · Monroe County
J And J Sheet Metal, LLC
Vestal · Broome County
J And K Plumbing And Heating Co., Inc.
Binghamton · Broome County
Jetway Heating Cooling and Refrigeration LLC
Laurelton · Queens County
Jns Heating Service, Inc.
Ronkonkoma · Suffolk County
Kennedy Mechanical Plumbing And Heating, Inc.
Rochester · Monroe County
Kenron Industrial Air Conditioning, Inc.
Rochester · Monroe County
KIMCO dba Day & Nite Refrigeration Corp
New Hyde Park · Nassau County
Lawman Heating And Cooling, Inc.
Sackets Harbor · Jefferson County
Lemode Plumbing & Heating
Astoria · Queens County
Petcosky & Sons Plumbing & Heating
Vestal · Broome County
Plumbing And Heating Jatc Rochester Lu #13
Rochester · Monroe County
Prestige Plumbing & Heating INC.
Staten Island · Richmond County
Pyramid Air Conditioning, Inc.
Deer Park · Suffolk County
S & L Plumbing & Heating Corp.
Armonk
Sheet Metal Air Rail & Transportation Lu 137
Long Island City · Queens County
Sheet Metal Jac Of Rochester Lu #46
Rochester · Monroe County
Sheet Metal Workers Local 28
Jamaica · Queens County
Sheet Metal Workers Local 38 Craft Training Fund
Brewster · Putnam County
Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #38
Brewster · Putnam County
St. Andrews HVAC Contracting, LLC d/b/a St Andrews Heating & Cooling
Johnstown · Fulton County
Thru Way Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Mahopac · Putnam County
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Union locals and training centers in New York
Call the local or its training center for the next application date.
SMART union locals
- SMART Local 28New York(212) 941-7700
- SMART Local 38Brewster(845) 278-6868
- SMART Local 46Rochester(585) 254-9151
- SMART Local 58East Syracuse(315) 472-4411
- SMART Local 71Buffalo(716) 835-8836
- SMART Local 112Elmira(607) 733-3732
- SMART Local 137Long Island City(718) 937-4514
- SMART Local 149Port Jefferson Station(516) 840-9649
1 more SMART locals
- SMART Local 398Office in Glenmont, CA
Sheet metal training centers
- SMW Craft Training Fund Local 38 JATC38 Starr Ridge Road, Brewster(845) 278-6983
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 71 JATC24 Liberty Avenue, Buffalo(716) 835-8836
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 83 JATC900 Commerce Drive, Clifton Park(518) 258-7978
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 58 JATC6801 Crossbow Dr., East Syracuse(315) 472-4411
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 112 JATC1200 Clemens Ctr. Pky./ PO Box 1146, Elmira(607) 733-3732
- Sheet Metal Local #28 JATC139-20 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica(718) 297-5570
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 112 JATC JMST NY827 East Second Street, Jamestown(716) 484-8267
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 137 JATC50-02 5th Street Suite A, Long Island City(718) 937-4514
1 more centers
- Rochester Sheet Metal JATC Local 46244 Paul Road, Rochester(585) 647-3200
PHCC chapters (heating, cooling, plumbing)
- New York State Association of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling ContractorsP.O. Box 8013, New York(716) 216-4360
- Western New York PMCA2660 William ST, Cheektowaga(716) 875-4626
- PHCC of Long Island (Nassau)510 Broadhollow RD Ste 305a, Melville(516) 677-5183
- Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York, Inc.535 8th Ave 17th Fl, New York(212) 481-4580
- PCA of Long Island, Inc.816 Dear Park Ave, North Babylon(631) 422-2900
- PHCC of Rochester New York437 Ridge RD, Webster(585) 352-4740
ACCA member contractors near you
Pipefitters and HVAC service techs also apprentice through the UA: UA locals in New York.
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, 13 schools in New York have HVAC technician programs.
The license steps in New YorkHow do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in New York?
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 New York?
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 New York earned $23.35 an hour or less in May 2025.
HVAC Technician pay in New YorkOther routes in New York
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)