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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina

Get the information you need to know about working as a Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic or Installer.

17.4% Jobs Projection
$44,570 Median Salary
750 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Work in South Carolina?

5,900 people worked as Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,740 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,170 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers working in it, which means South Carolina has more Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 17.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.7%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 750 annual job openings, and 7,280 total jobs in 2026 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,700 annual jobs and 381,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ranged from $29,650 to $62,780 with $44,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.25 to $30.18. The median hourly rate was $21.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.95 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.48.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 3,040 $42,830
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 1,250 $48,320
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,120 $46,430
Columbia, SC 880 $41,040
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 770 $39,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 620 $42,250
Spartanburg, SC 370 $41,820
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 310 $48,390
Florence, SC 200 $44,920
Sumter, SC 170 $38,130

Top States for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Employment

View the list below to see where most Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 29,650 $40,620
California 27,720 $55,140
Texas 25,290 $44,550
New York 19,160 $57,820
Pennsylvania 15,330 $49,920
North Carolina 14,370 $41,820
Virginia 12,690 $49,970
Ohio 11,130 $46,870
Georgia 9,540 $40,490
New Jersey 9,510 $57,640
Michigan 9,100 $46,830
Arizona 8,020 $43,190
Tennessee 7,920 $41,460
Illinois 7,860 $57,660
Massachusetts 7,530 $58,800
Maryland 7,200 $56,910
Missouri 6,600 $45,370
Indiana 6,240 $45,600
Colorado 6,060 $51,880
South Carolina 5,900 $44,570

Below are the states where Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $68,830
Alaska $66,760
Connecticut $62,270
Hawaii $60,070
Massachusetts $58,800
New York $57,820
Illinois $57,660
New Jersey $57,640
Maryland $56,910
California $55,140

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