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Los Angeles mechanical hiring, pay and union hub

Los Angeles is the largest single mechanical construction market on the West Coast. Gulfstream Strategic Placements works with LA's mechanical, HVAC, and plumbing contractors on healthcare, entertainment, data center, industrial, and large commercial projects across Downtown, the Westside, San Fernando Valley, and South Bay. We place field leadership, preconstruction, service, and executive talent, always confidentially.

Los Angeles pay guides

  • Building Automation Controls Engineer
  • Carpenter
  • Electrical Project Manager
  • HVAC Lead Service Technician
  • HVAC Project Manager
  • HVAC Service Technician
  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Journeyman Plumber
  • Mechanical Estimator
  • Mechanical Superintendent
  • Piping Superintendent
  • Plumbing Lead Service Technician
  • Plumbing Project Manager
  • Sheet Metal Detailer
  • VDC BIM Coordinator

Hiring in Los Angeles

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Contractor hiring context in Los Angeles

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Union mechanical base-rate references

$57.65 to $61.73/hr across 4 held official local records.

  • UA Local 78, Plumber: Industrial and General Pipefitter: $61.73/hr; effective 8/22/25. California DIR prevailing wage determination LOS-2025-2
  • UA Local 250, Refrigeration Mechanic: Refrigeration Fitter: $57.65/hr; effective 09/01/2025. U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination CA20260017, rev. 4
  • UA Local 345, Plumber, Industrial and General Pipefitter, Los Angeles County determination: $61.73/hr; effective 2/22/26. California DIR general prevailing wage determination LOS-2026-1
  • UA Local 398, Plumber: Industrial and General Pipefitter: $61.73/hr; effective 8/22/25. California DIR prevailing wage determination SBR-2025-2

Held source rates before fringes, not Gulfstream job offers or a single HVAC pay scale. Classifications and effective dates differ. Confirm current rates and project jurisdiction with the hall. Gulfstream is independent of these unions; listings do not establish contractor affiliation.

Commercial HVAC hiring in Los Angeles

Looking for an HVAC recruiter in Los Angeles? Gulfstream recruits service technicians, chiller and controls technicians, service managers and HVAC project managers for commercial mechanical contractors. For commercial HVAC contractor jobs in Los Angeles, define whether the assignment is service, retrofit, new construction or startup and commissioning-not residential HVAC staffing.

Include the equipment involved-chillers, boilers, VRF, packaged rooftop units or air handlers-plus refrigerants, hydronic systems, DDC/BACnet responsibilities, on-call rotation and service territory. Identify required certifications such as EPA 608 for the role rather than assuming they apply to every position.

  • HVAC Service Technician
  • Chiller Technician
  • HVAC Service Manager
  • Controls Technician
  • HVAC Project Manager

Submit an HVAC job order · HVAC recruiter in Los Angeles

Gulfstream recruits from its Corona office for union and merit-shop commercial mechanical contractors. Metro coverage does not imply a local office, hall dispatch, a client relationship or a current opening.

Commercial plumbing hiring in Los Angeles

Looking for a plumbing recruiter in Los Angeles? Gulfstream recruits project managers, estimators, superintendents, service leaders and piping BIM/VDC staff for commercial mechanical contractors. For commercial plumbing contractor jobs in Los Angeles, define whether the assignment is major construction, tenant improvement, design-build or service-not residential plumbing staffing.

Include domestic water, water heating, sanitary drainage or other systems actually involved, plus takeoffs, buyout, scheduling, field coordination or service responsibilities. Identify required licenses and certifications for the role and jurisdiction, travel, and the actual work city. Plumbing and hydronic/process piping experience are not automatically interchangeable.

  • Plumbing Project Manager
  • Plumbing Estimator
  • Plumbing Superintendent
  • Commercial Plumbing Service Manager
  • Piping BIM/VDC Detailer

Submit a plumbing job order · Plumbing recruiter in Los Angeles

Gulfstream recruits from its Corona office for union and merit-shop commercial mechanical contractors. Metro coverage does not imply a local office, hall dispatch, a client relationship or a current opening.

Union locals in Los Angeles

  • IBEW Local 11, Electricians, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • IBEW Local 40, Electricians, Hollywood, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • SMART Local 105, Sheet Metal Workers, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • SMART Local 170, Sheet Metal Workers, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • SMART Local 434, Railroad Mechanical Workers, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 78, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 250, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 345, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 398, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Pomona, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 709, Fire Sprinkler Fitters, Los Angeles, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs
  • UA Local 761, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Burbank, CA · Pay rates · Hiring · Jobs

Halls listed are seated in the metro; a hall city is not its jurisdiction boundary. Gulfstream openings are direct-hire contractor roles, not hall dispatch.

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