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7,680 HVACR technicians, 111 days a year above 90°F, and nearly 52 inches of rain. Houston is a latent-load market — and the Texas metro whose climate most closely matches the one we run in every day.

7,680
HVACR technicians in metro Houston
111.3
Days per year at or above 90°F
51.84 in
Annual precipitation — a true latent-load market
25 tons
Cooling cap on a TDLR Class B license
The Houston Market

7,680 Technicians and the Heaviest Latent Load in Texas

HVACR Employment — Houston in Context
BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 49-9021.
Houston metro7,680 technicians
Atlanta metro7,060 technicians
Orlando metro — our headquarters5,140 technicians
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, SOC 49-9021 — Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. Retrieved via the BLS public API. bls.gov/oes

Houston employs 7,680 HVACR technicians — bigger than metro Atlanta and roughly half again the size of Orlando. It is also the Texas market whose climate most closely resembles the one we operate in daily.

The Houston Calendar

A Long Cooling Season and a Humidity Problem That Never Leaves

NOAA 1991–2020 NormalThis MarketOrlando, FLWhat It Changes
Cooling degree days (base 65°F)3,287.73,451.6Nearly identical to Orlando. Our capacity and shoulder-season playbook transfers directly.
Days at or above 90°F111.3109.9A brutal, long summer peak. Overtime and dispatch capacity have to be planned, not improvised.
Annual precipitation51.84 in51.45 inA true latent-load market. Sizing, dehumidification and IAQ are core revenue, not add-ons.
Heating degree days (base 65°F)1,266.1524.9About 2.4× Orlando's heating load. Real enough to need a plan — far smaller than DFW's.
Nights at or below 32°F10.11.6Occasional freeze events. Not a DFW-scale winter, but not a Florida non-event either.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal), retrieved from the NCEI data service. Degree days are base 65°F. ncei.noaa.gov

The Houston Opportunity

With 51.84 inches of annual rainfall and 111 days above 90°F, humidity is the design problem — and that makes proper sizing, dehumidification and indoor air quality genuine revenue lines rather than upsells. Shops that treat them as afterthoughts in this market are leaving margin on the table every single call.

The Houston Event & Storm Calendar

Two Things That Reshape a Houston Year

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

One of the largest annual events in the country, and it runs for roughly three weeks. The Rodeo's own site lists the next edition as March 2–21, 2027.

For an HVAC owner that means weeks of traffic and routing disruption around the venue corridor, elevated hospitality and commercial demand, and a staffing window that lands right at the start of your cooling ramp. Plan the board around it in January, not the week it starts.

Gulf Coast Storm Season

Houston sits on the Gulf. Storm season affects demand, supply chain, staffing and cash flow — and it arrives every year whether or not it is in your plan.

The business consequences are the ones we build for: a working capital reserve that survives a disrupted month, a supplier relationship that does not collapse under allocation, a call-handling plan for surge volume, and a policy on emergency pricing decided before you are under pressure to improvise one.

Where We Are Based — Straight Answer

JordanWORX is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. We work with Houston and Gulf Coast Texas owners remotely and on-site. We are not going to invent a local office or a local phone number to look like something we are not.

Houston is the Texas market we know best by analogy — 111 days above 90°F and 51.84 inches of rain is very close to the market we run in every day. The humidity playbook, the capacity planning and the shoulder-season maintenance model all transfer directly.

For context: the largest names in HVAC coaching run out of Washington State, Minnesota and New Jersey and sell nationally. Remote-delivered coaching is the norm in this industry, not the exception.

Our Verification Standard

Every licensing figure on this page came from the state board’s own website or its official application document. Every employment number came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Every climate figure came from NOAA. Where a number could not be confirmed at the primary source, we left it out rather than repeat it.

Licensing rules change. Confirm current requirements directly with the board before making a business decision. JordanWORX provides business guidance — not legal, licensing, or regulatory advice.

Leonard Jordan, founder of JordanWORX HVAC Business Builders
Leonard Jordan
Founder · JordanWORX HVAC Business Builders

Leonard has spent 34+ years building, running, repairing, scaling and selling HVAC companies — starting his first from scratch in 1993 as the one man doing nearly everything. These systems were built under real pressure, with real payroll on the line. Not in a classroom.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big is the Houston HVAC market?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 7,680 HVACR mechanics and installers employed in the Houston metro area as of May 2025 — larger than metro Atlanta (7,060) and about 49% larger than Orlando (5,140).

What makes Houston different from Dallas for an HVAC business?

Humidity and heating load, in opposite directions. NOAA's 1991–2020 normals put Houston at 51.84 inches of annual precipitation against DFW's 37.01 — Houston is a latent-load market in a way Dallas is not. Conversely DFW carries 2,220 heating degree days to Houston's 1,266, and sees 29.2 freezing nights a year against Houston's 10.1. Same state, two different businesses.

Is Houston similar to the Florida market?

It is the closest Texas analogue to our home market, which is exactly why we start here. Houston records 111.3 days at or above 90°F and 3,288 cooling degree days; Orlando records 109.9 days and 3,452 cooling degree days. Nearly identical annual precipitation too — 51.84 inches versus 51.45. The Gulf Coast humidity playbook genuinely transfers. The one real difference is heating: Houston carries about 2.4 times Orlando's heating load.

What Texas license do I need to bid larger commercial work in Houston?

TDLR states that a Class B license covers "cooling systems of 25 tons and under, and heating systems of 1.5 million BTUs/hour and under," while "the Class A license allows you to work on any size unit." You also need the right endorsement — E for environmental air conditioning, R for commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating, C for both. Full Texas licensing breakdown →

Do you give advice on Texas licensing or code?

No — and be careful with anyone who does. We are business builders, not attorneys or license consultants. What we do is help you understand what a license class means economically: what work it lets you bid, what it locks you out of, and what upgrading would be worth in revenue. For the application itself, go to TDLR directly.

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