What a HVAC resume should lead with
HVAC Technician jobs are in HVAC contractors, property management companies, and commercial buildings. A hiring manager for these jobs reads the top of your resume first, so put this there: EPA 608 certification and type, install and service skills, and customer-facing service calls.
This is a licensed or certified job, so put a "Certifications and Licenses" section above your work history. If you are still in training, list it with the month you expect to finish.
Write your summary in two or three lines. Say the job you want, what you have done that fits it, and one thing that makes you reliable.
A sample HVAC resume. Type your details and watch it fill in.
[Your name]
[City, State] · [your phone] · [your email]
Summary
HVAC Technician with [number] years of [experience, clinicals or training]. [Your two strongest skills for this job, for example hvac installation and troubleshooting.] [One result you are proud of, with a number.]
Certifications and Licenses
- EPA 608 Universal [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- EPA 608 Type I [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- EPA 608 Type II [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- NATE certification [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
Experience
HVAC Technician, [Employer name], [City, State]
[Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- Installed heating and cooling systems [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Diagnosed and repaired HVAC equipment [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Did preventive maintenance on units [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Handled and recovered refrigerant [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Checked electrical parts like capacitors and contactors [add how many, how often, or for whom].
[Your previous job title], [Employer name]
- [A duty from this job that also matters as a HVAC, with a number.]
Skills
HVAC installation · Troubleshooting · Refrigerant handling · Preventive maintenance · Electrical basics · Reading wiring diagrams · Hand and power tools · Customer service · refrigerant recovery · EPA 608 · electrical diagnostics
Nothing you type here is sent or saved. The template below is this layout as a Word file and a PDF, with tips for career changers.
Resume template
An HVAC resume, laid out and ready to fill in
- The HVAC duties, skills and the words hiring systems scan for, already in place.
- Blanks in [brackets] for your own facts, and tips for career changers.
- A Word file to edit and a PDF to send, emailed in minutes.
$4.99, one time
One payment. Nothing recurring. No account needed.
Credentials to list on a HVAC resume
List only what you hold or are finishing. Put the state or issuing body and the year.
- EPA 608 Universal
- EPA 608 Type I
- EPA 608 Type II
- NATE certification
- HVAC program
- OSHA 10
- Driver's license
Example HVAC resume lines
These are things people in this job really do. Use a line only if you did it, and add a number when you have one: how many patients, loads, orders or rooms, or how often.
- Installed heating and cooling systems
- Diagnosed and repaired HVAC equipment
- Did preventive maintenance on units
- Handled and recovered refrigerant
- Checked electrical parts like capacitors and contactors
- Replaced filters, belts, and motors
- Explained repairs to customers
- Kept the service van stocked and organized
Skills and words employers look for in a HVAC resume
Many employers search resumes by keyword, and recruiters skim for the same words. Use the ones that are true for you, spelled the way the job posting spells them.
Skills: HVAC installation, Troubleshooting, Refrigerant handling, Preventive maintenance, Electrical basics, Reading wiring diagrams, Hand and power tools, Customer service, Job site safety, Time management.
Words from HVAC job postings: HVAC installation, troubleshooting, refrigerant recovery, EPA 608, preventive maintenance, electrical diagnostics, wiring diagrams, heat pumps, furnaces, air conditioning, customer service, job site safety.
| Top skills to show | Words employers search for |
|---|---|
| HVAC installation | HVAC installation |
| Troubleshooting | troubleshooting |
| Refrigerant handling | refrigerant recovery |
| Preventive maintenance | EPA 608 |
| Electrical basics | preventive maintenance |
| Reading wiring diagrams | electrical diagnostics |
| Hand and power tools | wiring diagrams |
| Customer service | heat pumps |
| Job site safety | furnaces |
| Time management | air conditioning |
What the job involves: O*NET 49-9021.00, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (US Department of Labor).
Coming to HVAC work from another job
Your past work counts if you say what it shows. Construction and maintenance show tools and safety; customer service jobs show working in customers' homes politely.
Never claim a duty you did not do. Say what you did in words this job uses.
If you still need the training, WIOA can pay for it if you qualify: see how WIOA pays for HVAC training.
Next steps
- Get the HVAC resume template, a Word file and a PDF laid out for this job, $4.99 one time.
- Have your own resume rewritten for one HVAC job, using only what is on it, $14.99 one time.
- See HVAC jobs near you and get your resume rewritten for each one. The first application each month is free.
- Practice the HVAC interview questions out loud before you go in.
- Check your resume first with the free resume grader.