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Here are the main steps for how to get an HVAC license in California:

Get professional experience in the field

Submit your application

Pay the required license fees

Schedule (and pass) two exams

Submit fingerprints

Obtain a bond

Your experience, application and exams demonstrate your professional proficiency as an HVAC contractor. The license fees, bond and insurance provide financial protection for your HVAC business.

Get professional experience in the field

Applicants must have at least four years of at least journey-level HVAC experience within the last ten years in one or more of the following roles:

Journeyperson

Foreperson

Supervising employee

Contractor

In some cases, the CSLB will apply HVAC certification or completion of an apprenticeship program as credit toward the work experience requirement.

Submit your application

Fill out the application form provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Contractors State License Board (CSLB). You’ll need to print out the form and mail it in to the CSLB along with your license fees. More about HVAC Contractor Insurance

Pay the required license fees

Currently, California HVAC license fees are $530. This includes a $330 application processing fee and a two-year initial license fee of $200.

Schedule (and pass) two exams

You need to pass two exams — a trade exam and a law and business exam — with a score of at least 72%. Both exams are multiple-choice, closed-book exams taken at an official testing site. You’ll also need to take an open-book asbestos exam through the CSLB website.

Submit fingerprints

All applicants need to submit fingerprints for a mandatory criminal background check. The CSLB will provide instructions on how to fulfill this requirement once your application has been accepted.

Obtain a bond

All California HVAC license applicants must file a $15,000 bond with the CSLB. The bond must fulfill these requirements:

Include your business name and license number

Written by a surety company licensed through the California Department of Insurance

Have the surety company’s attorney-in-fact signature

Written on a form approved by the Attorney General’s Office

Submitted to the CSLB within 90 days of the effective bond date

What are the California HVAC license requirements?

In order to apply, you’ll need to fulfill the following California HVAC license requirements:

Be at least 18 years old

Have a Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)

Complete at least four years of journey-level work experience in the last 10 years

Your application must include details of your professional experience. Additionally, a certifier (such as an employer, foreman or supervisor) will have to fill out a section of the application to verify your work experience.

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