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Licensed HVAC technicians in Fairfax County, VA, Greater Washington Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for HVAC technicians in Fairfax County, VA, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Fairfax County, VA carries 995 licensed HVAC technicians and a median wage of $71,920/yr ($34.58/hr).

995
licensed HVAC technicians
$71,920
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
60
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 86th percentile nationally for HVAC technicians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 2.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman82
Master543
Contractor370

Licensed HVAC Technician contractors near Fairfax County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the VA register.

NameTier
1 Source Refrigeration & HVAC LLCContractor
911 Air Care LLCContractor
A&b Air Conditioning And Heating LLCContractor
A United Construction Inc.Contractor
Aaa HVAC Services LLCContractor
Aaa Renovation IncContractor
Abba Home Services LLCContractor
Abc 24 Hours LLCContractor
AC Guys IncContractor
Advanced Mep And Construction IncContractor
Abderrahim ZakritiMaster
Abu B TurayMaster
Abul HossainMaster
Adinsson J SalazarMaster
Adnan ShafkatMaster
Adolfo ErazoMaster

Fairfax County within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro

Fairfax County holds 13% of the metro area's 7,779 licensed HVAC technicians (the second-largest HVAC technicians pool among its 21 counties), at 8.7 per 10,000 residents against 12.4 metro-wide; the largest pool is District of Columbia with 2,094.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the VA 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 licenses issued12People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed7Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change5New licenses minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs HVAC technicians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments249Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment3,332Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$232MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Fairfax 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 permitted2,862Last full year, county-wide. 25 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment12,412Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,558 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1983Older 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-2,242People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

8.7 licensed HVAC technicians per 10,000 residents; 87 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 0.5 apprentices 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 Fairfax County, VA?
Fairfax County has 995 licensed HVAC technicians on the VA register.
What do HVAC technicians earn in Fairfax County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $71,920 ($34.58/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 Washington specifically?
This page covers all of Fairfax County, VA, which is part of the Greater Washington metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Washington proper.

License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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