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HVAC Technician shortage in Wisconsin: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Wisconsin register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Wisconsin carries 4,036 licensed HVAC technicians
on its state register, or 68.3 per 100,000 residents.
4,036
licensed HVAC technicians
68.3
per 100k residents
#18
density rank of 32
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Journeyman
600
15%
Contractor / business
2,788
69%
Inspector
648
16%
Against comparable states
States nearest Wisconsin on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.
State
Licensed HVAC technicians
Per 100k
Wisconsin
4,036
68.3
Michigan
8,161
81.3
Virginia
6,658
76.4
Utah
2,378
69.6
Minnesota
3,773
65.8
Florida
13,892
61.4
Arizona
4,307
58.0
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 Wisconsin?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Wisconsin carries 4,036 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 68.3 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does Wisconsin have?
4,036 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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