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HVAC Technician shortage in Maryland: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Maryland register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Maryland carries 7,200 licensed HVAC technicians
on its state register, or 116.5 per 100,000 residents.
7,200
licensed HVAC technicians
116.5
per 100k residents
#12
density rank of 32
2.95
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 2.95 in Maryland, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the HVAC technicians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every HVAC technician license on the Maryland register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
4,449
62%
Journeyman
1,506
21%
Master
1,235
17%
Inspector
10
0%
Against comparable states
States nearest Maryland on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.
State
Licensed HVAC technicians
Per 100k
Maryland
7,200
116.5
Rhode Island
2,212
201.8
Texas
59,775
196.0
Delaware
1,230
119.2
Alabama
5,161
101.0
New Jersey
7,849
84.5
Michigan
8,161
81.3
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 Maryland?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Maryland carries 7,200 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 116.5 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does Maryland have?
7,200 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 1,235 at master level.
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.