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What does it take to work as an HVAC technician in New Mexico, and what does it pay?

HVAC work is licensed as mechanical work by the Construction Industries Division (CID) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. CID's Mechanical Plumbing Bureau covers plumbing and HVAC installations. (source) The Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS reports a median hourly wage of $24.17 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New Mexico (May 2025) (source). There are 1 live HVAC listing on Mountain West Trades right now.

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Licensing in New Mexico

Summarized from the state licensing board and state law. Each row links to its source.
License types HVAC workers are certified under New Mexico's mechanical journeyman classes. The HVAC-specific certificates are journeyman refrigeration (JR) and journeyman sheet metal (JSM), which work under an MM-3 or MM-98 contractor. Journeyman pipe fitter (JPF) and gas fitter (JG) certificates can also work under an MM-3 license.
Amendment to 14.6.6 NMAC – New Mexico Register, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12 (June 23, 2026) · verified
Journeyman experience Journeyman refrigeration (JR) and journeyman sheet metal (JSM) certificates require two years of experience, and JR applicants must also show compliance with EPA refrigerant recovery requirements.
Amendment to 14.6.6 NMAC – New Mexico Register, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12 (June 23, 2026) · verified
Journeyman exam Journeyman applicants must document their work experience before they can take the exam, and the passing score is 75%. Exams are administered by CID or its designee.
14.6.4 NMAC – Journeyman Certification · verified
Out-of-state licenses New Mexico does not reciprocate HVAC or mechanical journeyman certificates; the only journeyman classification it reciprocates is EE-98J (electrical). Military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and veterans who are licensed in good standing in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements can get expedited journeyman certification.
Find a Bureau - Construction Industries Division - New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department · verified

Pay benchmarks

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, New Mexico — Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Statewide figures for all employers, not job offers.
Median hourly wage $24.17 source
Median annual wage $50,270 source
Mean hourly wage $26.60 source
10th percentile hourly wage $17.97 source
90th percentile hourly wage $36.43 source
Estimated employment 1,950 source

Questions

Do you need a license to work as an HVAC technician in New Mexico?

HVAC workers are certified under New Mexico's mechanical journeyman classes. The HVAC-specific certificates are journeyman refrigeration (JR) and journeyman sheet metal (JSM), which work under an MM-3 or MM-98 contractor. Journeyman pipe fitter (JPF) and gas fitter (JG) certificates can also work under an MM-3 license. (source)

How much experience does it take to get licensed in New Mexico?

Journeyman refrigeration (JR) and journeyman sheet metal (JSM) certificates require two years of experience, and JR applicants must also show compliance with EPA refrigerant recovery requirements. (source)

Can I use an out-of-state license in New Mexico?

New Mexico does not reciprocate HVAC or mechanical journeyman certificates; the only journeyman classification it reciprocates is EE-98J (electrical). Military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and veterans who are licensed in good standing in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements can get expedited journeyman certification. (source)

What do heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn in New Mexico?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS reports a median hourly wage of $24.17 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New Mexico (May 2025). (source)

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Sources

  1. 14.5.1 NMAC – General Provisions — last verified
  2. 14.6.4 NMAC – Journeyman Certification — last verified
  3. Amendment to 14.6.6 NMAC – New Mexico Register, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12 (June 23, 2026) — last verified
  4. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902101 — last verified
  5. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902103 — last verified
  6. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902106 — last verified
  7. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902108 — last verified
  8. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902110 — last verified
  9. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS350000000000049902113 — last verified
  10. Find a Bureau - Construction Industries Division - New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department — last verified
  11. How to Renew a Journeyman Certificate - NM Construction Industries Division (PSI) — last verified
  12. Mechanical and Plumbing | Construction Industries Bureau - RLD — last verified
  13. New Mexico Licensing Fees - NM Construction Industries Division (PSI) — last verified
  14. RLD | Continuing Education for Construction Industries Bureau — last verified
  15. Verify Professional Licenses | NM Regulation & Licensing Dept. — last verified