SkillCat
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SlowMo :
im currently in school for hvac and working (not in the field) and making 25/hr i can tell you now im not going to take a pay cut after 8 months of 16 hr days, taking a loan out to pay for school, putting the 1600 miles a month on my personal vehicle to get to said school. $25/hr should be the minimum for a certified tech period. a green apprentice no epa cert should be $20.
2026-09-19 14:12:24
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Sean Garrison :
Clean driving record and good work ethic like shows up everyday on time? Absolutely
2026-09-19 14:02:48
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Jimmy Warren :
This is the reason senior technicians are leaving the trade the GAP 20 years of experience only gets you 5 to 8 dollars more. In today's economy there's not enough of a GAP. There should be at least a 10 dollar Gap if not more.
2026-09-19 13:55:08
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Jaylen💨 :
hire at $20-22. if he's never ran a call by himself then everything you said he can do he has done with help. gotta see what he can do solo first
2026-09-19 13:33:45
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acmaster :
Yes. A lot of people don’t even know what superheat and subcooling is . And he can solder
2026-09-19 10:43:43
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phillywillie :
I want $50 an hour. I will bring in at least 5 times the amount you pay me. But the problem is I will bring in this amount of money fixing stuff not selling stuff and companies don’t like that.
2026-09-19 13:33:23
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Chia_chips :
jf he can't run calls by himself, then he's an apprentice... so no
2026-09-19 02:57:53
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AJ_Almighty🍉 :
I'd offer him $25 an hour with a 6 month probationary period and $30 an hour after the 6 months.
2026-09-19 13:52:58
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Stephen Edmonds849 :
100 percent hiring him. diagnostic calls can be taught rather quickly. he has done everything else
2026-09-19 13:21:36
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ieatoutgothmommas :
I would do 25 an hour after 90 days with that being said I definitely would spend some time training him on the dummy unit and make sure he’s got a good understanding and is ready to run diagnostic service calls on his own
2026-09-19 11:26:59
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gonefishing5172 :
Less than a year and he’ll be out on his own I would yes
2026-09-19 03:02:22
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Rome :
No. Starting pay for that tech is no more then 20. With unlimited growth after proving full capability
2026-09-19 03:48:07
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DogMom :
Possible depending on his attitude and willingness to learn. More likely $23 with a review after 90 days. How old is he?
2026-09-19 13:42:38
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sackacack :
McDonalds will hire him for 20.....
2026-09-19 13:15:10
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[email protected] :
all depends on where your based out of. 25 isn't a starting wage in my area, almost every company thats not the union, starts around $16-20 depending on what they have for equipment, but again its dependent on locations, when most starting jobs in your area are $10-14, just because you have the epa cert and 1 year experience as a helper doesn't make you a tech. so 20-25 would be a really good wage around here to start at.
2026-09-19 09:26:41
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Christopher Rapp :
Uncertified helpers are worth $25 an hour. Cheap companies keeping the wages low ruins the free market.
2026-09-19 03:40:41
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Anello A/C :
If trainable then yes 25 is good you can always teach him how to run calls people out here want that much with no experience and no tools lol
2026-09-19 07:09:27
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James :
No. Too cheap!!
2026-09-19 00:19:24
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Alans1990 :
Our first year apprentices first day on the job green af are getting around 22
2026-09-19 02:12:07
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Nemos Sarath :
locally they're starting "I know nothings" at 25/hr- students at my school are starting at +30/hr. One guy is about to finish the program, recently got promoted to tech at 50/hr
2026-09-19 00:07:42
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Keiththebluecollarman❌ :
Yes
2026-09-19 14:30:51
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Gnarlycharlie :
No
2026-09-19 13:35:52
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tim4589 :
sure
2026-09-19 13:21:12
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Alex Haring :
I’d rather hire a guy that knows nothing for $30 an hour and put him with a master installer and rotate him with a master tech 1 year he’s going to be good by year three he’s great
2026-09-19 12:43:56
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Chepito787 :
$25 is the minimum
2026-09-19 04:50:08
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