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HVAC Technician shortage in West Virginia: the licensed-supply numbers
What the West Virginia register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, West Virginia carries 6,135 licensed HVAC technicians
on its state register, or 346.6 per 100,000 residents.
6,135
licensed HVAC technicians
346.6
per 100k residents
#4
density rank of 32
West Virginia 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 West Virginia register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Intermediate
850
14%
Journeyman
5,285
86%
Against comparable states
States nearest West Virginia on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.
State
Licensed HVAC technicians
Per 100k
West Virginia
6,135
346.6
New Hampshire
8,266
589.6
New Mexico
8,695
411.2
Idaho
7,727
393.3
Connecticut
12,482
345.1
Oklahoma
13,171
324.9
Arkansas
7,776
253.5
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 West Virginia?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. West Virginia carries 6,135 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 346.6 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does West Virginia have?
6,135 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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