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Licensed HVAC technicians in Perry County, MS, Greater Hattiesburg Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for HVAC technicians in Perry County, MS, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Perry County, MS carries 7 licensed HVAC technicians and a median wage of $46,590/yr ($22.40/hr).

7
licensed HVAC technicians
$46,590
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
27
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 0th percentile nationally for HVAC technicians pay, below the median US county.

Where HVAC technicians earn more near Perry County

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Perry County's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
St. Bernard Parish, LA$63,500+$16,91088 mi
Orleans Parish, LA$63,500+$16,91095 mi
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA$63,500+$16,910114 mi
St. Charles Parish, LA$63,500+$16,910119 mi
Jefferson Parish, LA$63,500+$16,910131 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Intermediate7

Perry County within the Hattiesburg, MS metro

Perry County holds 8% of the metro area's 86 licensed HVAC technicians (the third-largest HVAC technicians pool among its 3 counties), at 6.2 per 10,000 residents against 5.5 metro-wide; the largest pool is Forrest County with 43.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the MS register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed1Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change0New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

How much work is in Perry County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than HVAC technicians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted4Last full year, county-wide. 4 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Median year homes were built1993Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration-37People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

6.2 licensed HVAC technicians per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed HVAC technicians are in Perry County, MS?
Perry County has 7 licensed HVAC technicians on the MS register.
What do HVAC technicians earn in Perry County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $46,590 ($22.40/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Hattiesburg specifically?
This page covers all of Perry County, MS, which is part of the Greater Hattiesburg metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Hattiesburg proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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