HVAC Technician apprenticeships in College Station-Bryan, TX

College Station-Bryan, TX is one of Texas's labor markets for hvac technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an hvac technician inside the College Station-Bryan 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.

College Station-Bryan, TX hvac technicians earn a median of $52,380 (BLS OEWS College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2024). For Texas context, statewide pay runs from $16/hr at entry to $26/hr at the state median and $40/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $54K avg salary. The College Station-Bryan metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the College Station-Bryan metro, estimated six-figure hvac technician jobs: ~4 of 310 (~1.3%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~22 $100K+ annual earners (~7.2% of employed hvac technicians, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 60/100 (High, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 58K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Texas shows ~976 of 32K (~3%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide hvac technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Texas 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: Texas rules apply in the College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan 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.