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HVAC Technician shortage in Mississippi: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Mississippi register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Mississippi carries 933 licensed HVAC technicians
on its state register, or 31.7 per 100,000 residents.
933
licensed HVAC technicians
31.7
per 100k residents
#25
density rank of 32
Mississippi does not issue a separate apprentice license for this trade, so no pipeline ratio is published here. The tier counts below are what the register itself records.
By credential tier
Every HVAC technician license on the Mississippi register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Intermediate
525
56%
Journeyman
408
44%
Against comparable states
States nearest Mississippi on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.
State
Licensed HVAC technicians
Per 100k
Mississippi
933
31.7
Louisiana
2,113
46.2
Nevada
1,145
35.8
Ohio
4,206
35.7
Wyoming
173
29.6
California
10,416
26.7
Tennessee
1,618
22.7
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 Mississippi?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Mississippi carries 933 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 31.7 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does Mississippi have?
933 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.
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