Five openings this week, from a Manhattan role with a take-home company van to a university job that pays for your degree. Here's what's hiring:
1. HVAC Maintenance Technician — Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK · Full-time · $17 – $17.30/hour
OCU is hiring two techs to keep campus buildings running, and the benefits are the story here: employee tuition remission for eligible degrees, plus educational benefits for spouses and dependents. You'll work across HVAC, refrigeration, and plumbing systems with on-the-job training and a clear path to grow within Facilities. Only 18 months of HVAC experience required, and stable university employment is hard to beat.
2. HVAC Technician — LMK Recruiting Solutions New York, NY · Full-time · $70,000 – $90,000/year
Manhattan-based work across high-rises and boutique properties, splitting time between maintenance, service calls, and install. You'll need 5+ years, EPA Universal, and a 40-hour SST card, but the perk list earns it: company van you take home at night, so no commuting to the shop first.
3. HVAC Technician — City of El Paso El Paso, TX · $49,502 – $73,263/year
Municipal work on computerized HVAC, chillers, boilers, and ground-source heat pumps, with supervisory duties baked in. Requires a Texas ACR Technician Certification and an accredited HVAC program plus 2 years of experience. City benefits and veteran preference points apply, and the posting closes once enough qualified applications come in, so don't sit on it.
4. HVAC Customer Care & Scheduling Representative — Cloud Comfort Torrance, CA · Full-time · $18 – $24/hour
An office-side way into the industry: answering calls, scheduling service appointments, and coordinating with dispatchers and techs for a growing South Bay company. One year of customer service experience gets you in the door, and bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred. Bonus and commission opportunities on top of base pay.
5. HVAC Service Apprentice — Lennox Denver, CO · Entry-level
A true entry point with a 120-year-old industry leader. Lennox National Account Services provides the company vehicle after training, PPE, uniforms, weekly pay, and nationwide advancement as they double their branch count over the next 5 years. Trade school grads with EPA Type I & II preferred. Willingness to relocate after training is required.
Salary Fact of the Week
New York HVAC techs average $74,760 a year, 15.4% above the national average. Senior techs in the state clear $100K, and with 24,430 techs employed, it's one of the largest HVAC workforces in the country. That $70K–$90K Manhattan listing above isn't an outlier, it's the market.
From the Blog
No experience is the whole point of an apprenticeship. This week's post breaks down what employers actually screen for (it's a shorter list than you think), the two doors into the trade, what first-year apprentices really earn, and five moves that get a blank resume picked. If the Lennox role above caught your eye, start here.
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