Electrician Jobs in The Forks, Maine
3 Electrician jobs hiring now in The Forks, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman-in-Training Electrician
Somerset County, ME · Electrician · field
Electrician position based in Somerset County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman-in-Training Electrician license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 25 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.
Electrician's Helper
Somerset County, ME · Electrician · field
Electrician's Helper position based in Somerset County, ME. Full-Time role. Electrician's Helper license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: no. 23 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $150/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Master Electrician Senior
Somerset County, ME · Electrician · field
Electrician position based in Somerset County, ME. Full-Time role. Master Electrician Senior license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 34 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.
Electrician work in The Forks, Maine
Electricians install, repair and inspect wiring, panels, lighting and controls in homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants, working to the National Electrical Code. The Forks is in Somerset County, whose county seat is Skowhegan and whose population was 50,477 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every electrician opening in Somerset County, not only those in The Forks itself.
8.9% of occupied homes in Somerset County heat mainly with electricity, 58.2% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1978 and 21.4% 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.
- A paper mill that Scott Paper opened in Skowhegan in 1976 is now owned by Sappi Fine Paper.
- Redington-Fairview General Hospital is in Skowhegan and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is in Pittsfield.
- Kennebec Valley Community College is in Fairfield.
- The Armstrong-Jackman border crossing is in the county.
What electrician work pays around The Forks
The 3 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $26.50 up to $53.00 an hour, as entered by the employers.
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).