HVAC Technician Resume Example
A mid-level HVAC service technician in Houston, seven years in, who started as an installer and now leads service calls and change-outs for a residential shop.
A fictional resume written by our team. The person, employers and numbers are invented; the tools, licenses and schools are real.
Why it works
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“HVAC service technician with 7 years in residential service and replacement. Run about 5 calls a day on split systems, heat pumps and gas furnaces, with a 3% callback rate in 2025. EPA 608 Universal and NATE certified.”
The work, the volume, the equipment and a quality number, then the certifications a service manager checks before sending anyone out.
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“Run about 5 service and maintenance calls a day on split systems, heat pumps and gas furnaces from 1.5 to 5 tons”
The work, the volume and the equipment range in one line.
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“Kept a 3% callback rate in 2025 against a 7% shop average across 14 techs”
A quality number compared with the rest of the shop. Fixing it right the first time is what a service manager pays for.
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“Led 35 heat pump and AC change-outs with a helper, including 12 of the shop's first R-454B systems”
Install work as lead, plus early hands-on time with A2L refrigerant equipment, which newer systems use.
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“Pulled every system down to 500 microns and logged the decay test with photos in ServiceTitan”
A standard practice stated as a habit with a record. It shows the steps that prevent callbacks get done every time.
How it scored
We ran this example through the same free roast you can use, three times, and kept the middle result. The roast ranks a resume against a typical applicant pile and grades hard: even a resume with a number in nearly every bullet usually lands in the B range.
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Terry Zielinski Lead HVAC Service Technician, Residential Houston, TX | terry.zielinski@example.com SUMMARY HVAC service technician with 7 years in residential service and replacement. Run about 5 calls a day on split systems, heat pumps and gas furnaces, with a 3% callback rate in 2025. EPA 608 Universal and NATE certified. EXPERIENCE Lead Service Technician, Kettle Creek Air & Heat | Mar 2021 - Present - Run about 5 service and maintenance calls a day on split systems, heat pumps and gas furnaces from 1.5 to 5 tons - Kept a 3% callback rate in 2025 against a 7% shop average across 14 techs - Sold 150 maintenance agreements on service calls in 2025, 2nd of 14 techs - Led 35 heat pump and AC change-outs with a helper, including 12 of the shop's first R-454B systems - Diagnose inverter boards, ECM motors and communicating controls, and run combustion analysis on furnace tune-ups - Train 2 apprentices on brazing, evacuation and charging HVAC Installer, Tanglecrest Mechanical | Jun 2019 - Feb 2021 - Installed about 3 residential systems a week as second on a 2-person crew, including line sets and duct changes - Pulled every system down to 500 microns and logged the decay test with photos in ServiceTitan EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS EPA Section 608 Universal, 2019, A2L refrigerant safety training, 2025 NATE certified: Air Conditioning Service and Heat Pump Service, 2022 Texas ACR Certified Technician (TDLR), 2022, HVAC certificate, Houston Community College, 2019 SKILLS Split systems and heat pumps, Gas furnaces, Combustion analysis, Brazing and evacuation, A2L refrigerants (R-454B), Communicating controls, ServiceTitan, Maintenance agreements
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