HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Springfield, MA
Springfield, MA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as an hvac technician looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — SPRINGFIELD, MA
Springfield: ~71 of 360 (~20%) · market pressure 47/100 — Moderate pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Springfield, MA is one of Massachusetts's labor markets for hvac technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an hvac technician inside the Springfield 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.
Springfield, MA hvac technicians earn a median of $74,630 (BLS OEWS Springfield MSA, May 2024). For Massachusetts context, statewide pay runs from $21/hr at entry to $35/hr at the state median and $52/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $73K avg salary. The Springfield metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Springfield metro, estimated six-figure hvac technician jobs: ~59 of 360 (~16%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~71 $100K+ annual earners (~20% of employed hvac technicians, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 47/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 163K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Massachusetts shows ~1.5K of 8.0K (~19%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide hvac technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Massachusetts 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: Massachusetts rules apply in the Springfield 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 Springfield metro often source hvac 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 Springfield, MA
Verified hvac technician union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17
Jurisdiction:Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex + 4 more counties (MA/ME/NH/RI)
Training:Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 J.A.T.C. (Dorchester, MA)
Official site →Sheet Metal Workers Local 63
Jurisdiction:Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester counties (MA/VT)
Training:Sheet Metal Workers Local 63 - JATC (Springfield, MA)
Official site →UA Local 51 Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC
Jurisdiction:Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington + 5 more counties (RI/MA)
Training:Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51 Apprenticeship Training / Local 51 Joint Apprentice Training Program (East Providence, RI)
Official site →Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 104
Jurisdiction:Official UA directory lists LU 104 at Holyoke/Springfield, Massachusetts. Local 104's first-party site states that it serves all of Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont.
Training:Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 104 Training Program / JATC (Holyoke, MA)
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 TECHNICIAN PAY SNAPSHOT — SPRINGFIELD, MA
$74,630 (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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