# Trade-Bridge > The job board built for skilled trade technicians — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and commercial kitchen / refrigeration. Real pay ranges, AI-graded employers, verified wage data, and tech-written employer reviews. Trade-Bridge connects skilled trade technicians with verified employers. Workers browse roles with transparent pay and no recruiter spam. Shops post jobs, browse vetted technicians, and earn an AI-graded employer profile based on pay, benefits, response time, and tech reviews. The site also publishes free study resources, practice tests, certification guides, anonymous wage submissions from working techs, employer reviews, and a directory of trade schools. AI agents are welcome to read, summarize, and cite any page listed below. Bulk reuse of individual job postings is restricted by our Terms. This is not ChatGPT-only: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, SearchGPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, Google-Extended, GoogleOther, Applebot, CCBot, YouBot, Bytespider, Amazonbot, Diffbot, and Meta AI crawlers are explicitly allowed by robots.txt. ## Mission Trade-Bridge exists to give skilled trade technicians — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and commercial refrigeration / kitchen — a job market built around them instead of around white-collar recruiters. Transparent pay, AI-graded employers, anonymous wage data, tech-written reviews, no resume firewall, no per-applicant fees, no recruiter middlemen. ## What technicians get - Verified trade jobs filtered by trade, license, certification (EPA 608, NATE, CFESA, journeyman, master electrician), and metro area - One-tap apply with a saved profile (no resume required) - AI-graded employers based on pay, benefits, response time, and tech reviews - Anonymous wage submissions powering real pay data by trade, state, and city - Free practice tests: EPA 608, NATE Core, CFESA, OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E, backflow, medical gas, journeyman electrician ## What employers get - 100% skilled-trade candidate pool (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, commercial refrigeration) - Filter by license, certification, and brand experience - Direct messaging with technicians — no resume firewall - AI-ranked applicants and a hiring funnel dashboard - Verified Employer and Top Shop badges - Apprenticeship posts free for 30 days (up to 2 active) ## Employer subscription tiers - **Growth — $99/month** ($990/year, save $198/yr). For shops making their first hires. 2 active job postings, 3 contact unlocks/month, full search filters and technician profiles, AI-ranked applicants, Verified Employer badge. - **Pro — $249/month** ($2,490/year, save $498/yr). For shops hiring across multiple roles. 5 active job postings, 10 contact unlocks/month, priority placement in search, hiring funnel & geo alerts, everything in Growth. - **Teams — $599/month** ($5,990/year, save $1,198/yr). For multi-location operators. Unlimited active job postings, 100 contact unlocks/month, "Top Shop" badge, multi-location profiles & team seats, quarterly hiring report, everything in Pro. No contract. No per-applicant fees. Monthly or annual (annual saves two months). Cancel or pause anytime. ## Machine-readable summary - [Site summary JSON](https://trade-bridge.co/functions/v1/ai-site-summary): Crawler-readable JSON snapshot of mission, pricing, sections, and public URLs. - [Live site summary JSON](https://qrgdzbxcavmvyomkrqwm.supabase.co/functions/v1/ai-site-summary): Live JSON snapshot of sections, counts, and recent articles. Refreshed every 15 minutes. ## Pages - [Home](/): Overview of Trade-Bridge for technicians and employers. - [Browse jobs](/jobs): Open trade roles filtered by trade, location, pay, and experience level. - [For businesses](/for-businesses): How shops post jobs and hire vetted technicians. - [For technicians](/for-technicians): What techs get out of Trade-Bridge. - [How it works](/how-it-works): Step-by-step for both techs and employers. ## Trade landing pages - [HVAC technicians](/for-technicians/hvac) - [Plumbing technicians](/for-technicians/plumbing) - [Electrical technicians](/for-technicians/electrical) - [Commercial kitchen technicians](/for-technicians/commercial-refrigeration) ## Certifications & licensing - [Certifications hub](/certifications): EPA 608, NATE, CFESA, OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E, backflow, medical gas, journeyman. - [Journeyman license by state](/certifications/journeyman): State-by-state journeyman licensing requirements. - [Practice tests](/resources/practice-tests): Free practice exams for trade certifications. ## Pay & wage data - [Wage guide](/wage-guide): Pay data by trade, state, and metro area. - [Submit your wage](/wages/submit): Anonymous wage submission form used to power company pay stats. ## Companies & employer transparency - [Company profiles](/companies): Aggregated pay stats and tech-written reviews for employers, indexed by company slug (e.g. /companies/{company-slug}). ## Trade schools - [Trade schools directory](/trade-schools): Partner trade schools across the US. - [Schools by state](/schools): Schools indexed by state and trade. ## Resources / blog - [Resources](/resources): Long-form articles for techs and hiring managers across certifications, salary, career, hiring, and legal. - [NFPA 70E guide for electricians](/resources/nfpa-70e-certification-electrician-guide): Safety certification and earning impact. - [Highest-paying states for HVAC techs (2025)](/resources/highest-paying-states-hvac-2025) - [Highest-paying states for electricians (2025)](/resources/highest-paying-states-electrical-2025) - [Highest-paying states for plumbers (2025)](/resources/highest-paying-states-plumbing-2025) - [Highest-paying states for commercial kitchen techs (2025)](/resources/highest-paying-states-commercial-kitchen-2025) - [How to make six figures as an electrician](/resources/six-figure-electrical-tech) ## Legal - [Terms of Service](/terms): Acceptable use, anti-scraping, and job-post reuse policy. - [Privacy Policy](/privacy): Data handling, analytics, and enforcement logs. ## Optional - [Sign in](/auth): Account login. - [Create account](/auth): Sign up as a technician or employer.