Paid apprenticeship
Bellevue, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
From day one
Journey rate
On completion
Term
+ 161 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
21 listings on file
HVAC programs in Washington
8 registered apprenticeships and 13 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Washington
$75,660median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across Washington, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $61,010.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 49-9021 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
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Paid apprenticeships · 8
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Pasco, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$29.34/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.20/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,231 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
South Kent, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$25.82/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$46.95/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.45/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$70.89/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,080 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$23.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.39/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,080 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$38.82/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$55.46/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 800 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pullman, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$19.24/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$32.06/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 672 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$36.89/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$73.77/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,237 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Price on file
Trade schools · 13
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Bellingham, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,997
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,459
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lakewood, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,864
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,112
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,292
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Longview, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,630
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,506
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Seattle, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$10,740
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,458
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$20,047
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,139
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Renton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,296
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,920
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Spokane, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,473
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,501
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Walla Walla, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wenatchee, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,722
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,332
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,843
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,966
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$15,590
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
91%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$36,850
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into an hvac apprenticeship21 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.