Electrician Jobs in Southwest Harbor, Maine
6 Electrician jobs hiring now in Southwest Harbor, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Limited Master Electrician
Hancock County, ME · Electrician · field
Limited Master Electrician position based in Hancock County, ME. Full-Time role. Limited Master Electrician license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: occasionally. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 35 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $350/yr tool allowance. $350/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Master Electrician
Hancock County, ME · Electrician · field
Master Electrician position based in Hancock County, ME. Full-Time role. Master Electrician license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: occasionally. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 34 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $350/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Marine Electrician
The Hinckley Company · Southwest Harbor, Hancock County · Electrician
Marine Electrician
The Hinckley Company · Southwest Harbor, Hancock County · Electrician
Electrician work in Southwest Harbor, Maine
Electricians install, repair and inspect wiring, panels, lighting and controls in homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants, working to the National Electrical Code. Southwest Harbor is in Hancock County, whose county seat is Ellsworth and whose population was 55,478 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every electrician opening in Hancock County, not only those in Southwest Harbor itself.
11.4% of occupied homes in Hancock County heat mainly with electricity, 50.5% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1982 and 22.1% 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.
- Jackson Laboratory, a research lab noted for cancer research, is in Bar Harbor.
- Maine Maritime Academy is in Castine and College of the Atlantic is in Bar Harbor.
- Hospitals in the county include Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital.
- In 2018 Whole Oceans announced plans to turn the former Verso paper mill site in Bucksport into a land-based salmon farm expected to employ up to 200 people.
What electrician work pays around Southwest Harbor
The 2 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $50.00 up to $62.50 an hour, as entered by the employers.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts electricians in the Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area area at 260 jobs with a median wage of $35.50 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.