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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New Jersey

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17.8% Jobs Projection
$57,640 Median Salary
1,290 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New Jersey 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 New Jersey is growing faster than average.

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

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

In New Jersey, there were 9,510 people working as Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in the year 2018.

There were 9,680 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 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 New Jersey has more Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 17.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.7%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,290 annual job openings, and a total of 12,520 jobs for New Jersey Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in 2026.

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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ranged from $35,670 to $90,490 with $57,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.15 to $43.51. The median hourly rate was $27.71.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.71.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,250 $61,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,060 $54,720
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 700 $48,240
Trenton, NJ 540 $57,090
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 420 $50,230
Ocean City, NJ 140 $49,490
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 110 $45,540

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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