HVAC-R Technician apprenticeships in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as an hvac-r technician looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — KIRYAS JOEL-POUGHKEEPSIE-NEWBURGH, NY
Kiryas Joel: ~28 of 990 (~2.8%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline.
Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: unavailable.
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is one of New York's labor markets for hvac-r technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an hvac-r technician inside the Kiryas Joel 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.
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY hvac-r technicians earn a median of $62,550 (BLS OEWS Kiryas Joel MSA, May 2024). For New York context, statewide pay runs from $23/hr at entry to $37/hr at the state median and $56/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $77K avg salary. The Kiryas Joel metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Kiryas Joel metro, estimated six-figure hvac-r technician jobs: ~28 of 990 (~2.8%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. For statewide context: New York shows ~2.1K of 23K (~9.4%). Sources: BLS OEWS.
Statewide hvac-r technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the New York 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: New York rules apply in the Kiryas Joel 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 Kiryas Joel 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 in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
Verified hvac-r technician union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 38
Jurisdiction:Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan + 2 more counties (NY/CT)
Training:Sheet Metal Industry SMW Craft Training Fund Local 38 JATC (Brewster, NY)
Official site →UA Local 13 Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Techs
Jurisdiction:All of Monroe and Yates Counties; portions of Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben and Wayne Counties; major city Rochester.
Training:Local 13 Training Center (Rochester, NY)
Official site →UA Local 21 Plumbers, Steamfitters and HVACR Service Technicians
Jurisdiction:Delaware, Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster, Westchester counties (NY)
Training:Plumbers, Steamfitters and HVACR Service Technicians Local 21 Joint Apprenticeship Committee (Peekskill, NY)
Official site →UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 373
Jurisdiction:Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and southern Ulster Counties, including Ellenville, Marlboro, Plattekill, Shawangunk and Wawarsing.
Training:Local 373 Joint Apprenticeship Training (Mountainville, NY)
Official site →Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local 638
Jurisdiction:All general pipe fitting in New York City, including all five boroughs, and all of Long Island: Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Training:Steamfitters Local 638 Training Center (Long Island City, NY)
Official site →Verified-source check recorded in the union dataset; this data snapshot does not carry per-local verification dates.
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HVAC-R TECHNICIAN PAY SNAPSHOT — KIRYAS JOEL-POUGHKEEPSIE-NEWBURGH, NY
$62,550 (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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