Post job

Find the best heating and air conditioning jobs for you

Where do you want to work?

Heating and air conditioning majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a heating and air conditioning degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in heating and air conditioning. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 10,784 heating and air conditioning major resumes to identify the jobs heating and air conditioning majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a heating and air conditioning degree

  1. Starting salary
    $44,000
    Job openings
    5,010
    Top locations:
    San Francisco, CA;  Chicago, IL;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    Stationary engineers and boiler operators control stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or for industrial purposes.
  2. Starting salary
    $36,000
    Job openings
    86,709
    Job description:
    Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.
  3. Starting salary
    $35,000
    Job openings
    167,298
    Job description:
    Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
  4. Starting salary
    $34,000
    Job openings
    73,057
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Houston, TX;  Raleigh, NC;  
    Job description:
    Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.
  5. Starting salary
    $33,000
    Job openings
    131,115
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  San Antonio, TX;  Las Vegas, NV;  
    Job description:
    Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.
  6. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    178,450
    Job description:
    General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
  7. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    28,909
    Top locations:
    Phoenix, AZ;  Houston, TX;  Denver, CO;  
    Job description:
    Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.
  8. Starting salary
    $28,000
    Job openings
    254,533
    Job description:
    Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
  9. Starting salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    25,483
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Baltimore, MD;  Oklahoma City, OK;  
    Job description:
    Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.
  10. Starting salary
    $25,000
    Job openings
    31,508
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Houston, TX;  San Antonio, TX;  

Find heating and air conditioning major jobs

Major survey entry point icon

Find the heating and air conditioning job that best matches your personality

I would like to market a new product line?

What can you do with a heating and air conditioning degree?

Zippia created a heating and air conditioning career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in heating and air conditioning. The map shows the most common jobs heating and air conditioning majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

Heating And Air Conditioning major jobs

Average heating and air conditioning major salary

Heating and air conditioning major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a heating and air conditioning bachelor's degree who work in the transportation industry have an average salary of $74,462, while those graduates who work in the telecommunication industry have an average salary of $41,868. If pay is important to you, then you should look for heating and air conditioning jobs in the transportation industry.

Average heating and air conditioning major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage heating and air conditioning salary Heating and air conditioning salary range
1Transportation
$74,462
$36k
$98k
2Hospitality
$69,826
$36k
$98k
3Real Estate
$65,418
$36k
$98k
4Manufacturing
$54,728
$36k
$98k
5Automotive
$50,934
$36k
$98k

Entry-level heating and air conditioning major jobs

What is the right job for my career path?

Tell us your goals and we'll match you with the right jobs to get there.

Heating And Air Conditioning internships

Job type you want
Full Time
Part Time
Internship
Temporary