Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for HVAC technicians in Rappahannock County, VA, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.
Rappahannock County, VA carries 36 licensed HVAC technicians and a median wage of $71,920/yr ($34.58/hr).
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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 rose 9.6% year over year (BLS QCEW).
Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the VA register.
| Name | Tier |
|---|---|
| All Star Mechanical Group Inc. | Contractor |
| Chamberlain Enterprise LLC | Contractor |
| Simple Comfort Heating & Cooling LLC | Contractor |
| Stratford Heating & Air LLC | Contractor |
| Anthony W Hawkins | Master |
| Carla D Fletcher | Master |
| Cody A Ragan | Master |
| James E Turzak | Master |
| Jonathan A Rahmani | Master |
| Mark J Walker | Master |
Rappahannock County holds 0% of the metro area's 7,779 licensed HVAC technicians (#18 of 21 HVAC technicians pool among its 21 counties), at 48.6 per 10,000 residents against 12.4 metro-wide; the largest pool is District of Columbia with 2,094.
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.
| Measure | Value | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Employer establishments | 5 | Physical business locations in this industry. |
| Industry employment | 22 | Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades. |
| Annual industry payroll | $0M | Total wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023). |
County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than HVAC technicians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.
| Measure | Value | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| New housing units permitted | 39 | Last full year, county-wide. 53 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 employment | 90 | Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,094 per week. BLS QCEW. |
| Median year homes were built | 1982 | Older 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 | +14 | People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat. |
48.6 licensed HVAC technicians per 10,000 residents; 1.3 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.
License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.
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