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.