Electrician Jobs in Willimantic, Maine

Electricians install, repair and inspect wiring, panels, lighting and controls in homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants, working to the National Electrical Code. Willimantic is in Piscataquis County, whose county seat is Dover-Foxcroft and whose population was 16,800 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every electrician opening in Piscataquis County, not only those in Willimantic itself.

8.1% of occupied homes in Piscataquis County heat mainly with electricity, 54.4% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1978 and 23.1% 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.

• Northern Light Mayo Hospital is in Dover-Foxcroft and Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is in Greenville.
• About 20.2% of occupied homes in the county heat mainly with wood, the highest share of any Maine county (ACS 2020-2024).
• Millinocket, just outside the county, averages about 8,351 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).

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.