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HVAC Technician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Fairfield County, OH, Greater Columbus Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for HVAC technicians in Fairfield County, OH, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.

Fairfield County, OH carries 131 licensed HVAC technicians and a median wage of $64,440/yr ($30.98/hr).

131
licensed HVAC technicians
$64,440
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
44
construction demand index
12
open positions shown of 20 tracked

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 82th percentile nationally for HVAC technicians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 11.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Current openings in the Columbus, OH metro area

Real, current HVAC technicians openings, 0 in Fairfield County itself, 12 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Lead HVAC Technician
R&T Yoder Electric, Linworth, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Service Technician
BUCKEYE HEATING & COOLING, Mount Air, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Service Technician
Performance Heating & Cooling Services, LLC, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Service Technician - Buckeye
Buckeye Heating & Cooling, Mount Air, Franklin County (metro)
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Electrician
JCORR LLC, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Technician
JCORR LLC, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC/R Technician
7-Eleven, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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Commercial Hvac Service Technician
Quality Air Heating and Air Conditioning, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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Commercial HVAC Service Technician
Perfection Group, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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Residential HVAC Technician
R&T Yoder Electric Inc, Grandview Heights, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Technician
Omnia Facility Solutions, Riverlea, Franklin County (metro)
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HVAC Technician
5812 Investment Group, Columbus, Franklin County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman53
Contractor78

Licensed HVAC Technician contractors near Fairfield County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the OH register.

NameTier
70 Degrees Heating & CoolingContractor
Ab Lichten LLCContractor
Advance Heating & Cooling IncContractor
Advanced Aire Heating & A/cContractor
Air Care LLCContractor
Air Zone LLCContractor
All City Heating & Cooling LLCContractor
Anytime Heating & CoolingContractor
Aqua-Flo Plumbing & Mechanical LLCContractor
Bennett Heating & CoolingContractor

Fairfield County within the Columbus, OH metro

Fairfield County holds 11% of the metro area's 1,225 licensed HVAC technicians (the second-largest HVAC technicians pool among its 10 counties), at 7.9 per 10,000 residents against 5.6 metro-wide; the largest pool is Franklin County with 673.

Who employs HVAC technicians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments66Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment790Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$43MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Fairfield County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than HVAC technicians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted1,146Last full year, county-wide. 69 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment2,677Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,386 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1984Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration+114People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

7.9 licensed HVAC technicians per 10,000 residents; 54 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 7.4 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 1.1 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed HVAC technicians are in Fairfield County, OH?
Fairfield County has 131 licensed HVAC technicians on the OH register.
What do HVAC technicians earn in Fairfield County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $64,440 ($30.98/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open HVAC technicians jobs in Fairfield County right now?
Not in Fairfield County itself right now, plus 20 elsewhere in the metro area, of which 12 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Columbus specifically?
This page covers all of Fairfield County, OH, which is part of the Greater Columbus metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Columbus proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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