Electrician Jobs in Knox, Maine
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Back Cove Yachts · Rockland, Knox County · Electrician
Electrician work in Knox, Maine
Electricians install, repair and inspect wiring, panels, lighting and controls in homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants, working to the National Electrical Code. Knox is in Knox County, whose county seat is Rockland and whose population was 40,607 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every electrician opening in Knox County, not only those in Knox itself.
11.1% of occupied homes in Knox County heat mainly with electricity, 56.2% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1974 and 32.9% 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.
- Pen Bay Medical Center (MaineHealth) is in Rockport, next to Rockland.
- The Maine State Ferry Service runs three ferry routes out of the Rockland Ferry Terminal.
- About 32.9% of the county's housing units were built before 1940, the highest share of any Maine county (ACS 2020-2024).
What electrician work pays around Knox
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts electricians in the Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area area at 650 jobs with a median wage of $37.36 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.