HVAC Jobs Are Stable in Any Economy
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Posted: 6:31 PM Jun 19, 2009
HVAC Jobs Are Stable in Any Economy
There's one job in town hot enough to manage the summer heat and a sinking economy.
Reporter: La'Tasha Givens
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Labor reports show the HVAC or heating, ventilating and air conditioning industry is a solid career choice. Officials say no matter how bad the economy gets, HVAC jobs are always in demand, especially in the south.

They also say since it only takes about 15 months to get licensed, local colleges like Moultrie Tech are seeing high student enrollment.

Lavon Miller, HVAC instructor at Moultrie Tech says, "We can't survive as a nation with out refrigeration at grocery stores, medical centers and hospitals so when everybody else won't have a job I will. This is a very stable career field."

Moultrie Tech HVAC student Tommy Rockwell says, "I just changed careers and I wanted something else and wanted to own my own business in the future and this is a perfect opportunity for me to get out there and start my own business."

HVAC job salaries range from $30,000 to $60,000 a year. Officials say workers in this field often start their own business and enjoy flexible hours because of it.


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Posted by: joe gonsalez Location: city of indutry, CA on Jun 21, 2009 at 01:24 AM

It may be very true in the south that HVAC jobs are in demand, but no so in the west. California's economy is in serious crises, and there are no job ads for HVAC at all this year. As an HVAC contractor, I don't have any employes and can't even keep myself busy. I think I may have to move out of California and move on down to the south.
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