HVAC recruiter for Atlanta and Georgia contractors
Install helpers, service apprentices and green techs for residential and light-commercial shops. Tell us which side, install or service, and we recruit for it.
- Georgia median
- $27.11/hr
- Atlanta median
- $28.35/hr
- Entry level
- $17.78/hr
- Our fee
- $2,500 a hire
The market you’re hiring in
Georgia had about 12,300 HVAC mechanics and installers on payroll in 2025, and the state projects HVAC jobs growing about 15% between 2024 and 2034, roughly 1,290 openings a year. Every shop in metro Atlanta is fishing in the same small pond for anyone who’s already touched a condenser.
That’s why we go a different direction. We recruit people who haven’t done it yet but have decided they want to: career-changers in their twenties, plenty of them with a college degree, who’d rather learn a trade than keep doing a job that goes nowhere.
Where we recruit
Metro Atlanta and the I-75 corridor from Dalton to Macon: Dalton, Calhoun, Cartersville, Kennesaw, Marietta, Atlanta, McDonough, Locust Grove, Forsyth, Macon and the towns in between. Outside that line? Ask. We’ll tell you straight if we can help.
What to pay to get a yes
The Georgia median for an HVAC tech is about $27 an hour. The entry end of the market sits around $18. For a true apprentice with no experience, Georgia postings land between $16 and $20 an hour. The closer you start to the $18 to $19 Georgia helpers make, the fewer candidates you lose to helper jobs that need no experience.
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Licensing
Georgia licenses HVAC contractors (Conditioned Air Class I and II), not apprentices or helpers. Your apprentice works under your license. The one credential that matters on day one is the federal EPA 608 certification, which anyone who handles refrigerant needs. It’s cheap and fast, so we steer candidates toward it early.
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Recruiter, not a staffing agency
A staffing agency puts its workers on your job and bills you for their hours. We recruit people you hire yourself, onto your payroll from day one, and you pay us once: $2,500 when they start. If they don’t last 90 days, we replace them free.
Thinking about a registered apprenticeship? Here’s how Georgia contractors set one up.
- Nothing up front. You pay when they START.
- 90-day replacement guarantee.
- Your employee, your payroll, day one.
- No retainer.
Questions
How much should I pay an HVAC apprentice in Georgia?
Most Georgia postings for HVAC apprentices land between $16 and $20 an hour to start. The Georgia median for all HVAC techs is about $27 an hour, so a 60 to 70 percent start is competitive.
Does an HVAC apprentice need a license in Georgia?
No. Georgia licenses conditioned air contractors, not apprentices or helpers, who work under the contractor's license. Anyone handling refrigerant needs federal EPA 608 certification.
Do you recruit experienced HVAC techs?
We focus on apprentices, install helpers and entry-level service techs. That's where our candidates are.
How much does it cost?
$2,500 per hire, flat, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. Nothing up front, and nothing unless you hire.
What areas do you cover?
Metro Atlanta and the I-75 corridor from Dalton to Macon. Outside that, ask, and we'll tell you if we can help.
Are you a staffing agency?
No. Every person we send is your direct hire, on your payroll from day one. You pay one flat $2,500 fee when they start, not an hourly markup.
How fast can you fill an HVAC apprentice spot?
We won't promise a number we haven't earned. Speed depends mostly on your starting pay, your location and your hours. On the first call we'll tell you straight if your pay is going to slow the search down.
Get me an HVAC apprentice
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (released May 2026), via O*NET and Wagedex. Base pay only, no overtime or bonuses. “Entry” is the 10th percentile. Figures checked against the BLS OEWS query system. Apprentice range is our read of current Georgia postings.