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Career Information for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in California

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Fast Facts for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hanford, Riverside, and Fresno
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Cruz
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Yuba City, San Jose, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in California are listed below.

Selected HVAC Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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WyoTech
Fremont, Long Beach, West Sacramento

Full time mechanic training and trade training in Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. Programs can be completed within 16 months.

  • Programs: Residential Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Charter College
Lancaster

Offers undergraduate degree programs in business, IT, and medical fields. Located in Anchorage, Alaska and Wasilla, Alaska.

  • Programs: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning And Refrigeration Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Institute of Technology
Clovis, Modesto, Redding, Roseville, Stockton

Get started on a new career with Institute of Technology. We offer diploma and associate degree programs for careers in the culinary, technical, medical, business, and legal fields.

  • Programs: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for HVAC Mechanics and Installers in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California HVAC Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
Citrus CollegeGlendoraAssociate11,467
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of San MateoSan MateoAssociate10,516
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkAssociate28,889
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Imperial Valley CollegeImperialAssociate8,682
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego City CollegeSan DiegoAssociate17,013
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfieldAssociate602
San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresnoAssociate675
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaRancho CordovaAssociate619
San Jose City CollegeSan JoseAssociate9,805

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for HVAC Mechanics And Installers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
HVAC Mechanics and Installers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for HVAC Mechanics and Installers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Hanford80$34,3601.7
Riverside2,160$42,2000.9
Fresno540$36,3100.8
Yuba City50$62,5900.8
Chico90$32,2300.7
El Centro60$40,7600.7
Sacramento1,090$44,8800.6
Santa Ana1,780$51,0300.6
Bakersfield300$40,7500.6
Modesto170$39,8700.5
Stockton220$49,3200.5
Merced50$44,6200.5
Visalia120$38,4200.5
San Diego1,260$49,0300.5
Santa Barbara150$50,9800.5
Santa Rosa160$53,9500.5
Oakland880$59,8500.4
Salinas110$57,7300.4
Santa Cruz60$51,6200.4
San Jose560$60,5000.3
San Francisco360$56,5500.2
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