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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in California

Want to work in California as a Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic or Installer? Read this first!

19.6% Jobs Projection
$55,140 Median Salary
3,530 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Work in California?

27,720 people worked as Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in 2018 in this state.

There were 25,010 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,170 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers working in it, which means California has more Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 19.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.7%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,530 annual job openings, and 34,200 total jobs in 2026 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,700 annual jobs and 381,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ranged from $32,900 to $94,380 with $55,140 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.82 to $45.38. The median hourly rate was $26.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $25.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,100 $58,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,150 $60,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,150 $41,760
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 2,790 $52,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,150 $63,870
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,930 $58,460
Fresno, CA 730 $47,970
Santa Rosa, CA 590 $60,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 560 $46,720
Modesto, CA 520 $55,390
Bakersfield, CA 450 $55,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 390 $45,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA 340 $45,270
Visalia-Porterville, CA 310 $53,110
Chico, CA 260 $42,750
Salinas, CA 230 $58,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 180 $65,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 160 $57,570
Napa, CA 110 $60,330
Merced, CA 100 $45,110
Redding, CA 80 $42,470
El Centro, CA 70 $42,790
Yuba City, CA 60 $49,560
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50 $46,130

Top States for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 29,650 $40,620
California 27,720 $55,140
Texas 25,290 $44,550
New York 19,160 $57,820
Pennsylvania 15,330 $49,920
North Carolina 14,370 $41,820
Virginia 12,690 $49,970
Ohio 11,130 $46,870
Georgia 9,540 $40,490
New Jersey 9,510 $57,640
Michigan 9,100 $46,830
Arizona 8,020 $43,190
Tennessee 7,920 $41,460
Illinois 7,860 $57,660
Massachusetts 7,530 $58,800
Maryland 7,200 $56,910
Missouri 6,600 $45,370
Indiana 6,240 $45,600
Colorado 6,060 $51,880
South Carolina 5,900 $44,570

Below are the states where Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $68,830
Alaska $66,760
Connecticut $62,270
Hawaii $60,070
Massachusetts $58,800
New York $57,820
Illinois $57,660
New Jersey $57,640
Maryland $56,910
California $55,140

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