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HVAC Technician shortage in District of Columbia: the licensed-supply numbers

Everyone quotes the shortage. Here is the count District of Columbia actually has, by skill level and per resident, updated every night.

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As of October 6, 2026, District of Columbia carries 2,094 licensed HVAC technicians on its state register, or 308.4 per 100,000 residents.

2,094
licensed HVAC technicians
308.4
per 100k residents
#7
density rank of 19

District of Columbia 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.

How this compares to nearby states

States nearest District of Columbia on licensed HVAC technicians per capita.

StateLicensed HVAC techniciansPer 100k
District of Columbia2,094308.4
Oklahoma15,097372.4
Arkansas10,913355.7
West Virginia5,942335.7
Kentucky11,033243.8
Iowa7,528234.7
Rhode Island2,223202.8
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgment for the reader, not a claim we make.

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Common questions

Is there a HVAC shortage in District of Columbia?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. District of Columbia carries 2,094 licensed HVAC technicians on its register as of October 6, 2026, or 308.4 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed HVAC technicians does District of Columbia have?
2,094 on the state register as of October 6, 2026.
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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