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HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 96 registered HVAC technician apprenticeship programs: 6 union and 90 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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96 programs
(Pittsburgh) Sheet Metal Works
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County
Adelphia Plumbing & Heating
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Air Conditioning Contractors of Western PA (ACCWPA).
Mars · Butler County
Anton Plumbing & Heating INC
Clifton Heights Secane · Delaware County
Anton's Plumbing & Heating Inc
Secane · Delaware County
Art Smith & Son Heating & Air Conditioning
Fleetwood · Berks County
Avanti Plumbing & Heating Inc
Royersford · Montgomery County
Banes & Daughters Plumbing & Heating
Broomall · Delaware County
Battavio Plumbing Heating & Cooling
West Chester · Chester County
Bill Haggerty Plumbing & Heating
Aston · Delaware County
Blankenbiller Plumbing & Heating
Fleetwood · Berks County
Blue Marsh Plumbing & Heating
Wernersville · Berks County
Bob McNamara Plumbing & Heating & Cooling
Broomall · Delaware County
Boehmer Heating and Cooling
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County
Bryn Mawr Plumbing & Heating Co, Inc
Bryn Mawr · Delaware County
Burkholder's Heating & Air Conditioning
Emmaus · Lehigh County
Cappello Plumbing & Heating
Havertown · Delaware County
Carney Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Inc
Line Lexington · Bucks County
Charles B Gans Plumbing & Heating Inc
Havertown · Delaware County
Chris Clement Plumbing & Heating
Havertown · Delaware County
Comfy Kozy Heating Cooling Plumbing
North Versailles · Allegheny County
Corbett Plumbing & Heating Inc
Collingdale · Delaware County
D'Angelo Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Newtown Square · Delaware County
David R White Plumbing & Heating & AC LLC
Holland · Bucks County
Deluxe Plumbing & Heating
Bethelehem · Northampton County
Donald R. Duck Jr Plumbing & Heating
Brookhaven · Delaware County
DVC - Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Wayne · Chester County
Epps Plumbing & Heating INC
Wayne · Chester County
Falcone & Truman Plumbing & Heating Inc
Broomall · Delaware County
Feehan Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Broomall · Delaware County
Fosh Plumbing & Heating Inc
Springfield · Delaware County
Frew Plumbing, Heating And Air Conditioning, INC.
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County
Gartland Plumbing & Heating
Media · Delaware County
Gildea Plumbing & Heating
Media · Delaware County
Gledhill Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Good Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning Inc.
Souderton · Montgomery County
Horn Plumbing & Heating
Exton · Chester County
Insogna's Plumbing Heating A/C Inc
Springfield · Delaware County
J. M. heating and Air Conditioning
Monroeville · Allegheny County
John Briddes Plumbing & Heating
Broomall · Delaware County
John Dibuonaventura, Plumbing & Heating, INC.
Media · Delaware County
John Doherty Plumbing & Heating LLC
Springfield · Delaware County
John E Luskin & Son Plumbing and Heating
Ambler · Montgomery County
John Luke Plumbing & Heating
Broomall · Delaware County
John Mccuen Plumbing Heating Air-Conditioning INC
Broomall · Delaware County
John Szollose Plumbing & Heating
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Kenney's Plumbing & Heating
Havertown · Delaware County
Lincoln Plumbing & Heating Co INC
Reading · Berks County
Little Sheet Metal
Tullytown · Bucks County
Local 19 - Sheet Metal Workers JAC
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Local 194 Sheet Metal Workers Inter. Assoc.
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Luke Progressive Solutions OBA Start Smart Learning Center (Level II)
Cresson · Cambria County
Lynch Pluming & Heating
Swarthmore · Delaware County
Marano Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Kennett Square · Chester County
Mattioni Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Inc
Downingtown · Chester County
McIntyre Plumbing & Heating Mechanical Contractors
Levitown · Bucks County
McLoughlin Plumbing & Heating
Upper Darby · Delaware County
Metro Heating and Cooling Inc.
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County
Mike D'Orazio Plumbing & Heating
Springfield · Delaware County
MoreVent Heating, Cooling, Plumbing
West Chester · Chester County
Murphy's Plumbing & Heating Inc
Holmes · Delaware County
Murphy's Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning LLC
Broomall · Delaware County
NE PA Sheet Metal Workers JATC LU44
Wilkes Barre · Luzerne County
Oliver Heating & Cooling
Morton · Delaware County
Oliver Heating And Cooling
Morton · Delaware County
Painter Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical Services
Mohrsville · Berks County
Pelles Heating and Cooling Services
Mars · Butler County
Penn Wynne Plumbing & Heating LLC
Broomall · Delaware County
Perti Plumbing & Heating & AC
Upper Chichester · Delaware County
Platinum Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Limerick · Montgomery County
Premier Heating and Cooling LLC
Sewickley · Allegheny County
Quinn's Plumbing Heating & cooling
Reading · Berks County
Rabe Plumbing & Heating LLC
Morton · Delaware County
Rabe Plumbing and Heating
King of Prussia · Montgomery County
Richard A Wendig Plumbing, Heating and AC
West Chester · Chester County
RW Dittmar Plumbing Heating Oil & Propane
Muncy · Lycoming County
Schubert Plumbing and Heating Inc.
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County
Sheet Metal Workers Of Central Pa JATC Lu 19
Hamburg · Berks County
Sheet Metal Wrkrs Jatf Lu 19 Of Phl & Vicinity
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
SMART From The Start
Clifton Heights · Delaware County
Solder and Company Plumbing & Heating
Bethlehem · Northampton County
Solution Based Plumbing and Heating Inc
Levittown · Bucks County
SOS Plumbing & Heating Inc
Havertown · Delaware County
Super Plumbing and Heating
Drexel Hill · Delaware County
Sureway Comfort-John Wilcox Plumbing Heating Cooling
Bridgeville · Allegheny County
T.S.Q & Son Plumbing & Heating LLC
Havertown · Delaware County
Tactical Plumbing & Heating
Blandun · Berks County
Tactical Plumbing & Heating LLC
Blandon · Berks County
Tim Dean Plumbing & Heating LLC
Glenmoore · Chester County
Timothy Off HVAC & Plumbing
West Chester · Chester County
UGI HVAC ENTERPRISES (DBA) UGI Heating & Cooling)
Reading · Berks County
Victor James Plumbing & Heating
Phoenixville · Chester County
Vincent Goffredo Plumbing & Heating INC
Philadelphia · Philadelphia County
Wade heating and Cooling
Moon Twp · Allegheny County
Wallace Plumbing & Heating
Upper Darby · Delaware County
WM Henderson Plumbing and Heating Inc
Broomall · Delaware 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, 32 schools in Pennsylvania have HVAC technician programs.
The license steps in PennsylvaniaHow do you get into an HVAC technician apprenticeship in Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania earned $22.10 an hour or less in May 2025.
HVAC Technician pay in PennsylvaniaOther routes in Pennsylvania
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Pennsylvania, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)