What is the Starting Salary for an HVAC Technician
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Aspiring HVAC techs want to know what is the starting salary of an HVAC technician? In this video, I tell you what I know about the starting salary of the HVAC field.
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I retired from H-Vac work after 34 years. The money & respect was great!
Jimmy Berry good for you brother! I’m looking to get into the field
Sir I'm a good technician of H vac field in India. Can I get job in USA
You like it
How's your knees, back, and elbows doing?
I am EPA universal certified can you give me pointers on the career i am looking into going into business for myself
8 years , making $55 hour , pension, full medical and dental , I started at $12, work my way up , school did its part, and God blessed me 👍
Amen man.
Wow
Do you work for an union or a non union company?
@@donnyyou8417 UCSF
Just got offered an apprenticeship helped the guy out cuz his ice business is by my pops he actually told him n said he'd offer me 12 rn to be his apprentice btw I'm working in a cafeteria at a college really considering it now
I started HVAC as a career change at the age of 52. I like it better than sitting at a desk all day
12 dollars 💵 an hour to start bro
How fast are the pay raises
Dennis are you still in HVAC...?? Just starting the same, a career change, and am almost done with year 1 of 2 with my associates in HVAC...I’m fixing to turn 48
Hi Dennis. Please elaborate about yourself a little. I'm 46 and getting a little discouraged about another job move. I'm sitting in a tow truck almost 24/7 and I'm loosing the light at the end of the tunnel. LOL !
You are an idiot
I start tomorrow as a installer/helper and I’m starting at $20 an hour! I’m so open minded to learn and soak everything up like a sponge so I can keep going up!!!
There is definately a HUGE emphasis on college in high schools nowadays. I graduated in 2008, and I remember being made to feel like i would be living in abject poverty if I didnt get a college degree. Blue collar jobs and trades were hardly ever mentioned, and when they were, they were understood to be some kind of punishment for not studying enough. I have been a wastewater treatment operator for 4 years now, and when i started I was making $9.00 an hour. I had no experience whatsoever, but I worked hard, learned as much as I could, stayed off drugs, got a couple of state certificates, and now I get $28 an hour. Thats pretty good for alabama, where the average wage is $19. The future is bright, and there is a huge demand for certified wastewater operators, because a huge percentage of operators are about to retire in the next decade, or have already retired. In the next 5 years I hope to be close to a 6 figure annual salary, in a state with average salary of 44k. Pretty good for someone who never went to college.
Yeah it’s pretty awesome when I actually have a job and make better money than all my buddies who wasted four years in school while I fucked off for 15 years before I even thought about looking for a serious career. Haha
Brian Village I’m the same as you! Wasted all my years working at Sales making money, now i’ve lost interest selling BS things.
Fellow Alabamian. I’m a school teacher and encourage the trades to my students.
Hi, how commen is for companies to give a chance to new bee's no experiance and willing to work hard? Thank you.
What certificates did u take?
in school all they told us was how important a 4 year college was. then one day my counselor brought up a local trade school here because she knew i would like it. after doing research and seeing how much money can be made in these jobs it was a no brainer for me. just enrolled for HVAC and Plumbing at 18 years old today, super excited to see where this takes me.
How is your career going? And are you doing both HVAC and Plumbing?
Good luck!!!
How is it now? Are you still doing hvac or plumbing?
Update?
How’s it going?
I pay $500 a year in dues. Take home $52 an hour, and my hourly benefits are $39 an hour. Have made over $170,000 on a crazy year, but don’t work crazy hours like that anymore. Busted my ass for ten years to get in the union, so I don’t take it for granted.
NY or Chicago? UA?
Facts!
The union is weak in Florida
Local 66! Sounds like our package is very similar.
Must be up north or in a high cost of living area.
I've been an hvac mechanic for over 34 years....so far. I have to say that this guy is totaly speaking the truth about this trade. Good job!
I started at $18 and now 14 months later at $22. I work for a large company at a University under my father. My father has been doing HVAC for 30 years and has owned his own company at one point. He’s now making $50 an hour. Great career, I love it more than anything.
Hey i am from india i am mechanical Engineer and working in hvac field..can you help me to know about job market at your place
Which state and city do u work in???
Thank you for your story about how you made a career change into HVAC at 35. That's how old I am this year and I'm making the change from restaurant work (line cook). I was feeling kind of awkward thinking I'm getting a really late start in the industry, thank you for the encouragement that it's not too late for a worthwhile change into a rewarding career that can actually support a family.
Great! It's been a very rewarding career. Good luck.
Glad i found this. I was feeling too old to start again at 32 lol
@@luislujan8715 I'm 31 and about to take my EPA 608 exam so I know exactly how you feel, it's a change but it feels like a smart career choice for the average life long grunt worker.
@@rickyneace thanks! How did you prep for it? I dont have a real strategy. I bought a book from a youtuber. I watch service videos and i want to enroll in school in fall but im not sure how to prepare for the actual test. Some employers dont even require schooling as long as you passed the test.
with only an associate degree, I could not advance.
I went back to school and got my BS degree at 49.
I now am a community college instructor.
I teach Mechatronics and use HVAC as an example for a mixed fluid power system.
It has everything an instructor could want.
About half way through the video...
I hit pause, like, subscribe, and resume playback.
Kudos to you for the honest information.
Love your story. I was a bartender for 7 years and just started hvac school and love it! Subbed and can't wait to watch more vids
Thats awesome man! Cool well, hope you like it bud!
That takes some guts to tell the world of how you got to the position you are at this moment in your life god bless you and your work people UK supporter
I make $37/hr plus 5% commission as a senior commercial service technician in Milwaukee. Health, dental, 12 days vacation, 6 personal days, 5% full match 401K. Started as a resi tech in 2003 and maxed out at $30/hr in 2012. I'd never go back to resi. In my area most resi companies are ran by a technician that went into business without having any business sense.
Im curious, What do you make a year?
Man ain't that the truth!!
@Frankie Gunnz 37hr is around 75,000 a year
@@frankiegunnz8066 With commission and overtime, I usually make 100K and up. In 2019 I made 112K, but 2020 I'm at 92K. COVID screwed things up a little bit. For example, some clients did not want us to do routine maintenance at their companies because of the risk that our techs could unknowingly have the virus and spread it to their employees.
@@johnpatrick3458 , you make about 100 k a year??? I can't belive. In Moscow I make about 900k rubles at almost same job, in dollars it's about 13k ((. ... Exchange rate blows my mind every time. Maybe is it time to go to USA?
Thanks Mr. Fox. I'm really encouraged. Your message is pure and truly from the heart.
I started working in “the shop” of a HVAC company in 99’ Making $6.50. I learned sheet metal from one of the greats. With hard work and a positive attitude I worked my up to lead installer making $27. Now I do HVAC service work for the gas company. $37 per hour, great benefits and way less stress. I should have went with the union years ago. My work ethics haven’t changed but I do see a lot of guys doing the bare minimum. Overall a great field to work in with lots of variety. Knowing that you helped a customer is rewarding and when you can do it several times a day it keeps you positive. Good luck guys
Have my own company opened it three years ago . I’ve been a tech since 2009 , and since I stared as a helper my attitude and honesty led me to where I am today . Work hard Work smart Be honest , those three attributes in my option are the best policy for success.
Cassandra Katona I agree. Work hard and smart, and treat your customers like you would hope someone would treat your family. Word of mouth is the best marketing
Went to school for HVAC, working at a university, on my way to taking the stationary engineer exam
Well said and spoken Greg. Thanks for all the info and your time to bring us great knowledgeable videos. Stay Safe out there...👍👍👍
Sounds like a great boss... hard to find boss like you and sound like you take care of your guys... great vid
You are so right. I've been in trade for 15 years. The company I am with now I just had my 9 year anniversary. One year I got a 6$ raise. I had owner from a competitor who went on Facebook and made a video asking me to join his company. I wasn't even looking for another job. Because of that video I got a big raise that I wasn't even looking for. Apparently someone that works at the other company knew me and told him about my work ethic. I did turn him down. I am glad I did because he's only doing electrical now he sold his hvac contracts
I fell into the HVAC field as an installer with a friend who was already an installer in the small Arizona mountains town we lived in back in the mid 90's.
My background was already electronics and mechanical so it was actually my first boss who suggested that he get another installer to replace me so he could get me into service.
So I think I got into service within a year or so and I got a nice crash course starting out in residential area that had mostly gas and oil and all sorts of old mom n pop commercial joints with walk ins, ice machines and gas kitchen equipment. Lots of the stuff was old and obsolete. But I became the tech who would be able to fix the stuff and keep it running.
I never did go to HVACR school beforehand but given my aptitude and the fact that I had been a mechanic and such since I was about 13 years old it was a rather EASY field for me to excel in.Although I don't miss the greasy kitchen equipment.
I didn't mind fixing it. That was cool. But working in a busy kitchen with nasty greasy equipment is not fun.
I started almost 2 years ago with only construction experience at $15 in TX got a raise 7 months in to 17. Then got let go in the winter slow season. Also started going to school for it, 3 months in; through school i met people who have given me subcontract work with the company they work for while i still have classes. Doing subcontracting i ask for a pay rate for a whole day. Right now when i help with an install it is $200 a day that i earn. I am very pleased so far at how independent you can be in this trade. The more you are willing to take on and also demand the more you will get and accomplish. Thank you for making this video
Very helpful video. This gives me hope as someone who is 35 and wants to find a career and hvac is very appealing. It will be tough in southern California lol
Man I am 36 and about to start my HVAC training. Starting at $15 for an apprenticeship. Wishing a couple months and my EPA cert. I will be making way more. I am excited to see that somebody else did it in their mid 30’s
Started Hvac school this month I graduate SEPTEMBER 2020 can’t wait 💪🏾
good luck to you!
Me too
Same but in August 2020, good luck
Congratulations man I graduate in April 2020 with the ddc extra knowledge
Damn Goodluck that’s next month! I graduate the end of this month I’m already EPA certified though and got my job same day last week in the bay!
Your story sounds very similar to mine except I'm a plumber. I was laid off from a "good paying" job that I hated and got into plumbing, and grew to love it. I started out at $12 and got up to $20 within 2 years working new construction. I begged to go to service, but my foreman wouldn't let me go I had to ask the service manager directly to get to service. Service was a different animal from new construction plumbing, and I learned a lot. I started out in the union, but have since left and have no regrets. I know work for a great non union company getting paid commission instead of hourly with better benefits and my pay smokes the union.
you seem so honest!!! i am 36 years old and i work as a server... i hate what i do!! im gonna save some money and this year start my hvac career, thansk for your video!!! it inspiring!
6.00 an hour in 1997 16 years old. 60.00 an hour in 2019. I’m 38. Life is good.
If the company you work for can afford to pay you $60 an hr its comes from raping his customers. So you are either full is shit or you work for a shitbag company
Where do you live
Bryce Lawmaster in my area, 135 just to come to a house. That’s with 1 hr of diagnosis. Then 90+ an hr for work plus parts. It’s pretty easy to make 60. Not only that, a lot of companies pay chiefs this amount to work at data centers. But hey what do I know right?
I stand by my previous comment. but what do I know I just own an air conditioning business in florida.
American Home Shield Company. Trust me we get raped not the homeowner. Seems like your a negative guy. Glad I don’t work with you. Texas btw
Notice how all these skilled labor positions start at 15 an hour yet fast food workers want 15 an hour that's bs
Nice to find a funny post
If you are just starting the trade you're not skilled just like them
@@inxile88 thats like saying any moron could be a hvac/r tech
@@lopaka79 I'm not saying any Joe blow can be a "tech", but someone just starting is not a technician
@@inxile88 Someone starting buys tools and invest in themselves. Paying minimum wage is not where apprentice should start.
I’m 53 years old. I’ve been doing this right at 30 years on the front lines in the field. I’m what they call a mechanic because I work on just about everything from large refrigeration, ice machines and HVAC including residential, commercial and industrial. I’ve never been laid off and because I’m well rounded I’ve never really slowed down. This is a good consistent field to be in. Also with new technology it’s best to be tech savvy. Never a dull moment. Cheers
I enjoyed your hvac story, being in hvac since 1985 NY/NJ. 2021 am reinventing my self and leaning towards hvac education. There is a shortage and i want to help fill the gaps. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing your truths. God Bless.
Thx John! And thx to you for teaching in the industry 😊
Great video, nice of you to reward your guys for performance by giving them a cut. Don't know why more companies don't do this it is a no brainer.
This definitely motivated me to stay in the HVAC field.. currently serving in the Airforce as an HVAC tech, but going to do this in the civilian world when I get out of my 4 yr enlistment!
I like it!
I did hvac in automotive and some residential. But im loving the hospital Stationary engineer position like the one I have now. No place that lets you work on Hvac, beds, boilers, construction, medical air , etc. I love it. We do about 80% work inhouse with 7 engineers total including a Chief engineer. Of course there are bad engineers like all other places. Im saying its a great field if you're good working with your hands. Great video!
Thank you sir your video was very helpful. I’m trying to reinvent myself. I will be subscribing.
I seriously wish I knew about the hvac trade when I was younger. I’m 34 and finally be starting hvac/r school this year. I worked maintenance on jets in the Navy and it’s very limited to where and who you can work for as a civilian, at least where I live. Gotta change things up 🤞🏼
Started at $10 an hour over 17 years ago. Now at $32 an hour in Wisconsin as an hvac service technician. I do mostly Residential (lots of high end homes) and some commercial. $80,000 a year after overtime and bonuses plus insurance and 401. I recently had another company offer me $40 starting doing mostly all commercial. The money is out there if you are motivated and willing to bust you butt at first. Eventually the companies will approach you for the job.
That’s great news I live on the north-west side of Milwaukee. I start on Monday, excited to start my new career!
Very much informative! Thanks for your knowledge! Im starting school for this trade at my local community college. I'm really looking forward to learning.
Wish I could work under you. You sound like a real leader. Not just some boss. It's hard to find that here in Arkansas.
I'm going for my HVACR certification, I'm also going for CDL right now so I can have that edge against my peers.
Good luck to you! Have a great career!
I hear CDL pays better up front. Less interaction and fewer skills to master
@@geoffwitt4227 ya still need the skills brother.
I was a union service mechanic in up state NY. I call it the big 3 great pay, great medical and great retirement. The company I was with did commercial, industrial work only. My journeyman papers for service mechanic. Everyday I would have Wo sent to me to troubleshoot and repair equipment. Great job. There is a huge vacuum for competent service mechanics in our industry. I just left the union 4 months ago and took a great job for the state of NY as a service mechanic doing the same work (building controls, steam boilers, hydronic boilers, RTU’s, MAU’s refrigeration and air conditioning. I love the job 3rd highest paid skilled trade job in the area. The pay is 4,000 dollars a year more than my union wages with a lot less dues. Plus my medical is better state retirement, no on call, 16 holidays with floaters, 12 sick days, 3 personal days. Monday- Friday 7-3:30. My point in saying all this I worked hard at my job became really good at it and landed a top job in the industry.
I feel better watching this video and now knowing others have had a similar "climb to the top" story and a company with a similar business model. I never knew how to base my pay since I came in green. Im a 3 year tech making $17hr and started off at $11hr (most others started at 9 or 10). My boss told me when I got hired that I got paid and raised based off of my value to the company. The more I learn... the more I earn. Now granted we handle more trades than just hvac...but I actually get home on time on a daily basis and our only long days are on call. Our pay ceiling of $25hr is perfectly fine by me if I'm not killing myself to get there and I enjoy what I'm doing. Great video. I appreciate the insight.
Thanks for sharing your story. I’m 27 and I thought I was too old to start something else. I’m really looking into this industry.
Learn, review everything everyday. Then you’ll be good. Don’t be scared, always wear you safety gear
Thanks for sharing. I started at $10 an hour as well and worked my way up to a lead tech. We both have the same mentality when it comes to work ethic and wanting to reach new horizons every year knowing we can do more.
It's nice to see someone who started in HVAC a bit later in life. I did theatre production 20 years and about 4 years ago at 35 decided to change over to HVAC. It's been a steep learning curve and sometimes I wish I started sooner but it's a good choice. If/when I have kids I'm going to try to show them the trades first and let them chase academia later.
Way to go!
I'm teaching my son the hvac installation trade for residential..we make a killing..the up up side of this..we have weekends off..and I rarely work past 5..making 6 figures ..I love it
Residential get weekends off?
@@rod8764 i do
I make $30 hr. I've been working almost 20 years. I started as installer, and worked up to service tec. Now I work in commercial doing crazy jobs. I do anything from installing boilers, to troubleshooting systems. My skillset meant that during covid, I was employed.
I work for union local 447 here in Sac.... 1st year apprentice starts around $19 and Journeymen starting pay is around $50.... Yeah paying dues suck but when you look at our whole package i.e pension, 401K, medical, vacation pay, etc. it's worth it to me... Bay area Journeymen are making $65. I work two hour radius of Sac and when we go to bay area we get bay area pay.
holy cow! that's amazing bro. are there any downsides to Union that you can think of?
@@foxfamilyheatingandaircond4696 The only thing I can say is that I don't agree with the union political affiliation and seeing where our money goes. You here horror stories of corrupt union but the local I'm apart of is one of the good ones. We are 100% funded and keep growing. My shop runs just like any other shop, we're just affiliated with a union.
I like work for the company I work for because of the variety of equipment we get exposed to, i.e chillers, boilers, refrigeration, process cooling, ammonia refrigerant plant, building controls, etc.
@@MrRdb916 Yes Im so envious of the different work you see. Have you checked out AK HVAC yet? He works on some big stuff too.
@@foxfamilyheatingandaircond4696 yes I like AK HVAC channel 🤙🏽
Baylis HVAC San Jose local 104 is 71$ an hour on the check.
This might be true for a residential tech, however when you go to commercial/ Industrial HVAC you somewhere between 27 and 35 dollars per hour.
I was in the HVAC field for 49 years made crazy money now retired started cleaning oil burners worked my way up went to a better Co. more money,in that time went to 3 different parts of the country got a job in 1 week. For me HVAC field was the way to go!
This is awesome man. Thanks for the info!
I graduated from H.S and got hired at $15 hr. doing service. I was only 17 yrs old. By the time i turned 24 i was making $30 hrs. I joined the Navy and have been in for 12 yrs. I have 8 left and plan on going back to the field. I miss it.
Proof you don't need college to be successful
You fucked up going to navy for cheap pay. U could of been a millionaire rn
I think you can learn a lot in the field but you need classroom time for the science side of it.
I prefer a maintenance department
(Government, Universities)
Steady work ,great pay, good benefits, easy work load,
Pension , no sales, ect.
Today we went from Madera CA to Concord to Oakland down trew Los Banos back to Madera CA we do alot of driving ...
Awesome testimony, great to hear success story,keep up the hard work
Great video! But You said it yourself, there will be an increase in need of the hvac trade and lack of workers. That means that you have the ability to ask for what you want! So Do It!
Thank you.. great video I started out at $9 in 2011 now im at $21 I live in south Florida and we do need techs out here it gets crazy in the summer's and Florida has the longest summers
Marco Torres Your underpaid.
Marco Torres been thinking about enrolling into a 18 month program for HVAC & refrigeration you get a associate degree . What do you think ?? I’ve always been in construction I’m a flooring contractor wanting to learn something new .
How’s work in Florida?? I think that’s the state with a high demand
Great video as always Greg
Used this company for hvac repair! They did a great job!
Thanks Tyler! Glad to have served you!
Awesome video! I am currently an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force and am getting out next year and am very interested in pursuing a career in HVAC. Thank you for all the good info!
Jacob why do you wanna get out of being a aircraft mechanic ?
@Fraastyy I am also n Aircrafy mechanic in the Airforce looking to get into HVAC when I get out in Feb. Did you end up getting out and pursuing HVAC if so how do you like it ?
*an Aircraft
@@donwrestler1994 Never ended up getting out. Wife got pregnant as I was about to start TAPS so I decided to reenlist to ensure security.
I learned how to fix my own a.c. and Heather because they charged me too much just to do something very little !!! And now i am going to school to get a certificate and work for a good pay company!!!
Wow. Me too. That's fate imo to do HVAC after that.
Thanks for your video! It´s inspiring :) My situation is similar to yours. I´m 37 and I´ve been working mostly within the hospitality industry. Now I want to change my career path and get into a trade that´s fulfilling, pays relatively well, and it´s in demand. You´ve given me hope. Cheers :)
Just turned 38 and making a change; 🙏🏿✨✨🥂
I do software engineering.. did hvac in my undergrad.. now install units on weekends donl service calls after hours. Hundreads of dollars in cash is my friend for a couple hours.
Man I was really getting underpaid then lol was an installer and a service tech at @ 17 after 3 yrs. came in green tho
Spent my early 20s busting ass for someone else who then sold the business and laid me off..... watch out in the HVAC trade very good experience to have
Nothing better than on the job training. I went from working on swamp coolers in west Texas to being a full blown commercial Go to guy. Had companies trying to hire me from my at the time employer all the time. I made really good money....but got burned out being on call. We serviced Valero gas stations in a huge area....get home Friday night, pull your boots off, then dammit, right back to work 4hrs away. Fun times. May start my own deal at some point but I’m done being called out at 3am. Good vid. Also, hot desert towns pay way more. I was upwards of $30 an hour.
Nice to know I m not the only old guy getting in the trade I went to school at 35 and was the oldest in the class lot of kids! But I used that to my advantage I wasn't there for shits and giggles or to make friends like alot of the younger people so I quickly moved up in that class as a premier student and got hired while in school now also thinking of starting my own thing you r an inspiration and for the new guys if u can handle the weather it's an awesome trade almost a brotherhood
who cares how old you are, lots of those kids are in there cause of financial aid. or just want to learn a career like anyone else, its all good nothing to be ashamed of, robbing a bank is something to be ashanme of
This may sound really corny, I’m 17 in high school and for the longest I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do after high school. My parents have the college mentality but I don’t. I’m a pretty well rounded student with good grades but I don’t see myself going to college. I see HVAC as my escape not only to show my parents that I can make a living out it but to also quit smoking weed, as you said in the video I want to reinvent myself and escape into a new world. I’m almost 18 in a couple weeks and I graduate in June. The first thing I’m doing after graduation is applying to HVAC school. this video has motivated me to get into the field. Thank you
how is it going?
How’s it going ? I’m 17 and bout to graduate too lol tryna do hvac as well
@@pira707 the pandemic hit and turned my world upside down, since graduating I’ve just been working, got myself into a body shop and I think I found the trade for me, it’ll take some time but it’ll be worth it
@@chrisfosu4619 got into a body shop, slowly making my way up
Trade schools for the win!
Nice video man keep up the good work
There are three parts of the answer:
1) Where you are. NYC pay is different from that in Anderson, SC
2) Market segment: chillers or residential? Direct bill or service broker 3rd party?
3) What you know, meaning what you have learned from your experience. No experience, dig in at the bottom and become more valuable.
Here in Arizona there is high demand for HVAC yet they seem to underpay compared to California, etc.
Also, in the Phoenix area there is virtually ZERO CODE ENFORCEMENT!
They will allow people to install equipment up above a t-grid ceiling with the electrical access panel right up against a wall with maybe 5 inches of clearance, dozens of units like that and the entire job will pass inspection!!!
And it's still happening with large commercial buildings right now.
I’m making $16 right now. Been in installs for a year while also running tune ups. Prepping for service now! Also started off at $10
Marcisdidor ever run into any SNAKES 🐍
Damn that’s pretty bad.
@@arielsorto2203 welp now at $20 and commission
What are you at now?
@@bigdawg402242 $30 an hour now. Pay your dues and it will come right back to ya.
Nice videos I belng working for 10 years in a company with ductless units And central units doing service maintenance And instalations in Puerto Rico they only paid me $8.25 hour .
good video, you really learn working, and earn more money working as your own boss. saludos from cordoba argentina
1 year in.
zero experience
making 6 grand a month
selling parts and pieces and IAQ.
Northern California also
Making my way to selling equipment!
Right on! I'm in NorCal too. Keep it up man 👍👍. So I'm assuming no hot attics either?
@@foxfamilyheatingandaircond4696 nope not right now, chilly mornings though!
Man, thanks for the info. I'm not surprised but still disappointed with the starting pay being so low. Guess I'll stick with working in IT :(
These starting prices were probably when he started years ago. I think they’ve changed now, or at least depending on the area’s cost of living.
Most definitely by location. I'm maybe 60 miles from this shop and we start our guys near his top pay. We are non union and cover medical dental for the whole family, up to 3 weeks vacation, and were a young company. Retirement is coming this year.
I started in rural NC back in 99 as an installer for 6.50 an hour. 3 yrs later in 02 I was getting 13 an hour . Caught on quickly. Went into the military for 7 yrs and came out and went back into the trade. Fast forward now I'm a DoD employee getting 25 and some change an hour. I was offered last year 32 an hour from a contractor and politely turned that down. Never went to school for any of this. Just straight OJT. In my area 25 an hour is doing very well. Pretty much a top earner when at beat you may make 15 bucks an hour tops
Just started class for hvac i pray it goes well
Commission based pay breeds dishonesty! Don’t agree with it one bit. Most techs at top of residential AC companies are real scumbags! I do commercial industrial and you get paid way more. And have less hassle dealing with homeowners. Good honest hard consistent work.
For real!!! Totally agree, I did some residential work when I started in HVAC, I honestly can say that the companies I worked for were dishonest, up selling customers on nonsense so that they could get more commission.. Hate that pay method
Indeed.
I went to work for a company like that.
The techs making the $100k per year were just selling snake oil to the home owners while not being able to diagnose something like a restriction or anything major.
So after they already milked the customer they would send me in. And that sucked being the actual technician in a place like that. It's hard to collect for repairs after they already wrote a check to the last tech for garbage like Zerol Ice, passive electrostatic air filters (that SUCKED to clean) and Surge Suppressors that didn't address their initial issues whatsoever.
It's no different than the funeral planner try to tell you what coffin to pick or try to upsell you on some other fee or bonus doesn't matter what field to get into if you're selling stuff you going to try to maximize that as much as possible I've never had one of those jobs
Agreed
Absolutely true all the work I have to come behind and repair is usually commission based or bonus programs. With guys who are underpaid with their base salary when they discover their going to starve unless they’re like their team member who scamming the customer cutting corners taking shortcuts or just plain old Rippin people off it’s a recipe for disaster. I’m owner of my own company last 27 years. And I could tell you for a fact if I underpay guys and put out bonuses and commissions I’m just lying to myself and sticking my head in the sand if I don’t think bad stuff is not going to start to happen so people could get fatter paychecks at the end of the week. Usually the biggest criminals are the owners who’ve never worked out on the field they just read numbers on the spreadsheet. And you have outside salesman who never worked in the field or never good out in the field working on bonus and they over Sally job and promised things to the homeowner that that installation technicians cannot deliver in the short given amount a period of time they’ve been told they had to do a job. The only ones who will make that fatter bonuses in your paycheck is the sleazy salesman and myself as a scumbag owner who could not install or diagnose anything to do with an HVAC system that I’m telling my guys to sell or install.
Hey man!! I'm HVAC technician in UAE I've been working here for 5 years.i want to joint to your company. God's bless man!!..
15 yrs in a lead service guy took me under his wing and made me a beast. I’ve owned my business now 5 yrs a+ 5 star rated on all platforms honest work honest ratings!
i work in elevators and i make $50 plus $9.50 an hour in annuity, i took an hvac course after high school but i went to elevators instead. i love elevators but im limited to the city and frankly im tired of the city. im thinking of switching to hvac. i just installed fujitsu mini splits in my house and i loved the process, it was fun. im in the union and i only pay $50 a month. New York
I'm green so I took a $5 pay cut to get my foot in the door two weeks ago!
Nothing wrong with that! Good luck to ya!
I did the same thing. Just got my canadian journeyman and it was totally worth it. You are gonna love it
I'm already loving it I left a dead end temp job for a Career!😁
Jeramie Kirkpatrick how did you get in the field? Do I need to go to a trade school?
I'm still in trade school until May but a small local company was hiring a tech and I applied and my instructor vouched for my ability.
Good video, I figured for the high cost of living and taxes in California the pay would be higher. Sounds close to Ohio.
I was thinking the same. It's close to Arkansas pay as well.
That's why it's a bad idea to move to California unless you're a movie star or a liberal politician. You will probably make a little less money in Ohio or Texas but the cost of living is much less in Ohio and Texas. Several of my friends moved to high-paying jobs in Silicon Valley but left after a couple years for lower pay in other states. They said Kalifornia is way too expensive, especially housing and taxes.
@@picklerix6162 yes sir I I'm thinking about going to Texas. One bedroom studio or apt here in Cali can b 1600 or more. Thanks slot Cali
RedtigerRage 624 I’m in va and the pay is close to what you said I was also surprised that in California they didn’t pay more
The pay is better around L.A, but yes cost of living , traffic, etc . is crazy
Hello mr fox. Love your videos and the progress youve paved. I have about 7 years of experience in residential and light commercial. My question is... Where do you recommend that i look into getting my license for hvac? I would appreciate any feed back. Keep rocking those vids. Thanks...
Been in this business for around 18 yrs, on my own for the last 10 years, my only regret is that I didn't go on my own sooner than that. I do mostly commercial refrigeration, very rewarding field , I enjoy a close relationship with my customers, Love my job and the money it makes me
Roughly how much does it take to get a one man operation off the ground?
I really want to try a union if I get into a trade, the security and amount of money I'm sure has to be greater than the cons of the union dues.....when people talk about union dues it seems like they're just trying to talk you out of unions with the only possible way they could.
I'm studying business right now and I can't stand the idea of sitting at a desk all day. I'm interested in going to this field and was wondering if think school matters when it comes to training for HVAC.
I’m was born in 1992 and he nailed it about colleges being promoted and trades not. Honestly, through my high school years trade school was never promoted as an option. Instead a lot of selling for a community college to university.
Which is insane cause I live in Florida and the demand is insane
I graduated in 2019 and the only teacher that promoted trade school was my shop class teacher. Everyone else pushed college.
I took a leap of faith about 4months ago from hauling propane and doing service work it that field to hvac and love it, 7.00 an hour cut, but my company is paying 100% health insurance for the wife and myself, they are constantly training me, spent two weeks at a intro to electricity and heating tech, so much to Learn, always changing and gotta dig into it, just was scary hopping outta a field to another at 32, but all good just gotta keep grinding
I'm about to take the leap myself
My HVAC teacher told me to never accept a job less than $15
Your HVAC teacher is a smart man. Where are you from? In upstate NY never take anything less than $16 for construction and $18 for service. $1 less an hr if no education or experience.
Anthony Formichelli fuck you guys. My last two hvac jobs paid me 8.75$/hr
My first two jobs were $12 & $13hr
Jeron Stevens Not my prob you took bottom bitch pay. Don’t ever work at company’s like that. They teach you the shitty fast ways to do stuff.
@@anthonyformichelli5318 yeah you're right bro. i meant the "fuck you" in a playful way lol. I walked off the job because the boss kept getting high and drunk and verbally abusive. Now im floating around trying to find work.
I just finish hvac school , got my certification - 🤙🏾universal
DBTC. PRod congrats G 🙏🏽 me next I just started my courses
What programs are you guys going to?
If things are the way you make it sound, then I'm going to be a rock star in the HVAC field. Thanks for the insider's view.
Man i absolutely love these videos....I watch your videos everytime i am on the road (listen to them lol)...Really appreciate what you bring to the field. Please dont stop with the videos!
(Chance from Myrtle Beach SC)
Right on point 👌👏🏼👍🏼
sweet thanks!
pinned!
In 2010 I was 20 years old. I was a lead installer I was making $28hr. 40-60 hours a week
That’s really good. I should’ve done this when I was 20.
I’m about to turn out in my sheet metal Union. Hopefully I’m Bout to find out soon that it was worth it since I’m in a low wage state waiting to transfer somewhere that pays the big bucks finally. Going from 23 an hour to potentially 50-60$ is going to be a total life changer.
Great story! Im in HVAC as well. I do the office side estimating buildings. I started when I was 17.