Gas & Propane Jobs in Owls Head, Maine
1 Gas & Propane job hiring now in Owls Head, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Gas & Propane work in Owls Head, 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. Owls Head 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 gas & propane opening in Knox County, not only those in Owls Head itself.
19.8% of occupied homes in Knox County heat mainly with bottled or tank propane, 1.2% with utility (piped) gas, the median home was built in 1974 and 32.9% 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.
- 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 gas & propane work pays around Owls Head
The 1 verified TradeHire posting on this page offers from $43.00 up to $46.00 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.