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Career Information for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in Texas

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Fast Facts for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Wichita Falls, Amarillo, and Corpus Christi
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Odessa, Midland, and Houston
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

Salaries for HVAC Mechanics And Installers in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Midland, Wichita Falls, and Houston. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected HVAC Schools in Texas

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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Everest Institute
Austin, Houston, San Antonio

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

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

Kaplan College KHE
Brownsville

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning And Refrigeration (HVAC)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ATI Career Training Center
Dallas, Garland, North Richland Hills, Waco

Offers career training and associate's degrees in several fields. Located in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

  • Programs: AC/Heating/Refrigeration/Appliances, Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration (ACHR), Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration - English
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Weslaco

Offers career training in a variety of fields. Located at three campuses in Texas.

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

Selected Online Schools for HVAC Mechanics and Installers in Texas

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 Texas HVAC Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Brazosport CollegeLake JacksonBachelor3,753
Cedar Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate4,834
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Clarendon CollegeClarendonAssociate1,126
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
College of the MainlandTexas CityAssociate3,521
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
Eastfield CollegeMesquiteAssociate10,653
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Frank Phillips CollegeBorgerAssociate1,356
Grayson County CollegeDenisonAssociate3,811
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumontAssociate2,590
Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort ArthurAssociate2,325
Laredo Community CollegeLaredoAssociate7,831
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
North Lake CollegeIrvingAssociate9,835
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantAssociate1,010
Paris Junior CollegeParisAssociate4,343
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Plains CollegeLevellandAssociate6,602
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
Southwest Texas Junior CollegeUvaldeAssociate4,716
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaAssociate4,439
Texas State Technical College HarlingenHarlingenAssociate4,957
Texas State Technical College WacoWacoAssociate4,210
Texas State Technical College-West TexasSweetwaterAssociate1,639
Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthensAssociate5,046
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
Vernon CollegeVernonAssociate2,808
Western Technical College Main Campus El PasoEl PasoAssociate887
Western Texas CollegeSnyderAssociate1,844
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonAssociate5,892

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for HVAC Mechanics And Installers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. 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

TEXAS

   
Wichita Falls390$42,4003.9
Amarillo380$40,3302.1
Corpus Christi640$39,8901.9
Victoria150$32,3101.9
Beaumont560$42,1901.9
Tyler270$35,4201.6
Brownsville360$25,2301.6
San Antonio2,590$35,0901.6
Fort Worth2,520$37,0101.5
Abilene160$32,0701.5
McAllen610$26,1401.5
Austin2,120$37,1801.4
Laredo190$24,2901.3
Texarkana100$37,3701.1
Dallas4,390$41,9901
El Paso520$33,1201
Killeen210$32,8500.9
Lubbock200$37,2200.9
Houston4,180$42,2400.8
Midland80$48,7500.7
Odessa60$29,5900.6
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