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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Occupation · SOC 2018 49-9021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
49-9021
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,088
FY2025
111
Certified (last three years)
80.1%
Main route
CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (SOC 49-9021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

85170FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
85170FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200865
FY200923
FY201037
FY201131
FY201214
FY201311
FY201410
FY201517
FY201630
FY201717
FY201827
FY201994
FY2020170
FY202191
FY202267
FY2023107
FY202494
FY2025111
FY2026*72
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*298134
FY20255514141
FY20247410010
FY2023853118
FY2022522013
FY2021771013
FY20201460123
FY2019740119
FY201808217
FY201701412
FY201603324
FY201501412
FY20140217
FY20130515
FY201201310
FY201100427
FY201000334
FY200900023
FY200800065
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. HVAC Services9
  2. Marianas Management Corporation8
  3. Advance Carrier, Inc7
  4. S.K. Market4
  5. New Season Air Comfort LLC4
  6. Optimum Air, LLC4
  7. RJ Corporation3
  8. W & Z corp3
  9. Triunfo Foods Import & Export Corp.3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: applications by worksite state

1+1+5+10+27+
1+1+5+10+27+
Data table
StateApplications
MP523
NY71
CA64
FL46
TX44
NJ38
VA33
MD27
IL20
MA18
GA14
AZ12
CT10
NC10
PR10
AL8
MI8
UT6
CO6
GU5
TN5
PA5
LA4
WI4
SD3
NH1
IN1
OK1
DC1
OH1
DE1
WY1
AR1
WA1
MN1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ97
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA50
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV49
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL25
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX19
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN18
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA11
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH11
  9. San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR10
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Ductless A/c Unit Specialist4
  2. Lead Hvac Service Technician3
  3. Service Technician3
  4. Refrigeration Mechanics3
  5. Refrigeration Service Engineer2
  6. Hvac/plumber Mechanic2
  7. Master in Refrigeration Systems (mechanical Engine1
  8. Hvac Mechanic1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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