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HVAC-R Technician apprenticeships in Lexington Park, MD

Lexington Park, MD is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as an hvac-r technician looks like locally.

Updated May 25, 2026

KEY FACTS — LEXINGTON PARK, MD

Lexington Park: ~27 of 290 (~9.3%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline.

HVAC-R Technician earning $100K+ annually in Lexington Park
Not yet published

Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).

OEWS six-figure baseline (hvac-r technician)
~27 of 290 (~9.3%)

Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (hvac-r technician, Lexington Park)
Not yet published

Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.

Bachelor’s+ in the Lexington Park labor force
Not yet published

Source: Census ACS 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
Not yet published

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: unavailable.

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Lexington Park, MD is one of Maryland's labor markets for hvac-r technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an hvac-r technician inside the Lexington Park metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Lexington Park, MD hvac-r technicians earn a median of $64,600 (BLS OEWS Lexington Park MSA, May 2024). For Maryland context, statewide pay runs from $20/hr at entry to $31/hr at the state median and $48/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $64K avg salary. The Lexington Park metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Lexington Park metro, estimated six-figure hvac-r technician jobs: ~27 of 290 (~9.3%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. For statewide context: Maryland shows ~586 of 6.4K (~9.2%). Sources: BLS OEWS.

Statewide hvac-r technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Maryland programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Maryland rules apply in the Lexington Park metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Lexington Park metro often source hvac-r technician apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.

UNION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

Union apprenticeship programs in Lexington Park, MD

Verified hvac-r technician union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.

SMART Local 100 HQ: Suitland, MD

SMART Local 100

Jurisdiction:Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson + 2 more counties (DC/MD/VA/WV)

Training:SMART Local 100 Sheet Metal Workers' Apprenticeship Program - Cumberland (Cumberland, MD)

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UA Local 486 HQ: Baltimore, MD

UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters

Jurisdiction:Sussex county (DE/MD/WV)

Training:UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship (Seaford, DE)

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UA Local 602 HQ: Capitol Heights, MD

Steamfitters UA Local 602

Jurisdiction:Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince Georges, St. Mary's + 14 more counties (DC/MD/VA)

Training:UA Mechanical Trades School / Steamfitters Local 602 Apprenticeship (Landover, MD)

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HVAC-R TECHNICIAN PAY SNAPSHOT — LEXINGTON PARK, MD

$64,600 (OEWS MSA-level median)

Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.

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