Gas & Propane Jobs in Burnham, Maine
1 Gas & Propane job hiring now in Burnham, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Gas & Propane work in Burnham, Maine
Propane and natural gas technicians set tanks, run gas piping, and connect and service gas appliances, from home furnaces and ranges to large commercial equipment. Burnham is in Waldo County, whose county seat is Belfast and whose population was 39,607 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every gas & propane opening in Waldo County, not only those in Burnham itself.
15.8% of occupied homes in Waldo County heat mainly with bottled or tank propane, 0.4% with utility (piped) gas, the median home was built in 1982 and 21.6% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). Propane-heated homes need tank sets, line work, appliance connections and seasonal service, and delivery routes run hardest in the coldest months.
- Searsport is Maine's second-largest deep-water port, with a rail-served cargo terminal at Mack Point.
- Front Street Shipyard opened a major boatbuilding and repair yard on Belfast Bay in 2013.
- Waldo County General Hospital (MaineHealth) is in Belfast.
What gas & propane work pays around Burnham
The 1 verified TradeHire posting on this page offers from $42.00 up to $45.00 an hour, as entered by the employers.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area area at 570 jobs with a median wage of $29.81 an hour; statewide 2,250 jobs, a $30.37 median, and a range of $22.64 (10th percentile) to $39.47 (90th percentile). Check your own number with the trade wage calculator.
Licenses employers ask for
- The Maine Fuel Board issues a Propane and Natural Gas Helper license, which requires a completed application, and a Propane and Natural Gas Technician license.
- A technician license carries one or more authorities: Delivery Technician, Plant Operator, Tank Setter and Outside Piping, Appliance Connection and Service, and Large Equipment Connection and Service.