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Electrician Jobs in Chester, Maine

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Journeyman Electrician

Penobscot County, ME · Electrician · field

Journeyman Electrician position based in Penobscot County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Electrician license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.

Full TimeOn-call29 PTO daysHealth insurance401(k)$250/yr tool allowance$250/yr boot allowance2+ years experience required

Electrician work in Chester, Maine

Electricians install, repair and inspect wiring, panels, lighting and controls in homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants, working to the National Electrical Code. Chester is in Penobscot County, whose county seat is Bangor and whose population was 152,199 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every electrician opening in Penobscot County, not only those in Chester itself.

12.7% of occupied homes in Penobscot County heat mainly with electricity, 54.8% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1977 and 21.9% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). Older housing is where service upgrades, panel replacements and rewiring to current code come up most, and every heat pump or EV charger added to an existing home needs electrical capacity behind it.

The University of Maine is in Orono.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is a Level II trauma center, and Saint Joseph Hospital is also in Bangor.
Bangor International Airport hosts the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing.
Bangor is the main market, distribution and transportation hub for Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Aroostook and Washington counties.

What electrician work pays around Chester

The 8 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $26.00 up to $60.00 an hour, as entered by the employers.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts electricians in the Bangor area at 210 jobs with a median wage of $30.48 an hour; statewide 3,780 jobs, a $36.24 median, and a range of $26.05 (10th percentile) to $55.63 (90th percentile). Check your own number with the trade wage calculator.

Licenses employers ask for

Maine's Electricians' Examining Board issues Master, Limited, Journeyman, Apprentice, Helper and Journeyman-in-Training electrician licenses (with Senior versions of master, limited, journeyman and helper for licensees over 70).
A helper electrician makes installations while employed by a master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the direct supervision of a master, journeyman or limited electrician; the license fee is $25.
An apprentice electrician is in a 4-5 year educational and work program under direct supervision of a master, journeyman or limited electrician, in an apprenticeship registered with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship or a recognized state apprenticeship agency.
The standard path to the journeyman exam is 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice or helper plus a 576-hour program of study that includes a 45-hour National Electrical Code course.

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Electrician openings elsewhere in Penobscot County

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Electrician Jobs in Chester, Maine

Journeyman Electrician

Electrician's Helper

Master Electrician

Journeyman Electrician

Apprentice Electrician

Limited Electrician

Limited Electrician

Limited Electrician

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