Heating and Air Conditioning Technicians

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Starting Salary: $36,715
NC TRIANGLE AREA
Median Annual Wage: $47,793
NC TRIANGLE AREA
40% HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT
29% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
Job Outlook: +3%
NC TRIANGLE AREA
Annual Job Openings: 1,342
NC TRIANGLE AREA

Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

In Durham Tech's HVAC (Continuing Education) courses, students will work with equipment following safety standards and protocols, to develop skills required for entry-level employment as a technician in the HVAC industry.

Students who wish to eventually become a facilities maintenance technician, would complete the Industrial Systems Technology HVAC certificate and apply those credits to the Industrial Systems Technology Facilities Maintenance Technology AAS degree program.