Vicks joined Rogers Heating & Cooling in South Boston, Virginia, in 2018 as a service manager, and so far, he spends most his time in the field.

Rone joined Air Control Home Services in Lake Havasu, Arizona, eight months ago as a residential service technician.

Eric Levai started working as an installer at Clay’s Climate Control in New Jersey, back when there were only five people in the entire company.

Matthew Preto used to be an auto mechanic, specializing in motorcycles. Then, the Great Recession hit.

Wesley Gedatus didn’t originally plan to work in HVAC.

Chriss Hulsey planned on a career in HVAC right out of high school.

Pablo Gomez, who works at Pipe Works Services Inc. in Chatham, New Jersey, has a bit of a cult following when it comes to HVAC repairs.

Lorono works at Air Control Home Services, doing service and maintenance calls for residential and commercial customers in Lake Havasu City, located in western Arizona.

Why He’s Tech of the Month: Raymond Rodriguez got into HVAC right out of high school.

Russ Miller learned as he worked — his experience was all gained from on-the-job training. After about 10 years at that business, a large, 60-plus-person commercial company, he switched jobs to a smaller place that ultimately ended up getting bought out to become AirComfort Heating & Cooling, serving Columbus and Fremont, Nebraska.