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EPA 608

EPA Section 608 technician certification

47 live jobs on this board name EPA 608 — 2% of 2,330 live postings.

What it is

The federal certification you must legally hold to buy or handle refrigerants — so it follows the mechanical and CRAC work, not the electrical.

Issued by
EPA-approved certifying organisations (ESCO, ConSol and others)
Who pays
Yours to hold
Cost
$25–$175The exam alone is typically $25–$150; a Universal course-plus-exam bundle runs around $175. Type I/II/III certify you for different equipment; Universal covers all three.
Valid for
Does not expire

Current price and requirements from the EPA →

Costs are bands rather than exact figures on purpose — issuers change them and a stale number reads exactly like a current one. Every other figure on this page is counted from live postings on Data Center JobHub and moves when they do.

Where it is asked for

The role hubs the postings naming EPA 608 sit on, most first. A posting belongs to one hub.

What jobs asking for EPA 608 pay

Calculated from the live postings naming EPA 608 whose employer stated a number. Aggregator estimates are excluded, and hourly and annual pay are never merged. It describes the jobs that ask, not what holding the credential adds.

Pay per hour

25th percentile$37.07
Median$39.50
75th percentile$51.44

Based on 16 live postings that stated pay, out of 47 postings naming EPA 608 on the board (40% disclose pay).

Live jobs that ask for EPA 608