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HVAC Technician shortage in Idaho: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Idaho register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Idaho carries 7,727 licensed HVAC technicians
on its state register, or 393.3 per 100,000 residents.
7,727
licensed HVAC technicians
393.3
per 100k residents
#3
density rank of 32
1.0
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 1.0 in Idaho, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the HVAC technicians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every HVAC technician license on the Idaho register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
3,251
42%
Journeyman
3,237
42%
Contractor / business
1,239
16%
Against comparable states
States nearest Idaho on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.
State
Licensed HVAC technicians
Per 100k
Idaho
7,727
393.3
New Hampshire
8,266
589.6
New Mexico
8,695
411.2
West Virginia
6,135
346.6
Connecticut
12,482
345.1
Oklahoma
13,171
324.9
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there a HVAC shortage in Idaho?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Idaho carries 7,727 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 393.3 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does Idaho have?
7,727 on the state register as of 2026-08-09.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.