Gas & Propane Jobs in West Bath, Maine
1 Gas & Propane job hiring now in West Bath, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Gas & Propane work in West Bath, 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. West Bath is in Sagadahoc County, whose county seat is Bath and whose population was 36,699 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every gas & propane opening in Sagadahoc County, not only those in West Bath itself.
16.5% of occupied homes in Sagadahoc County heat mainly with bottled or tank propane, 7% with utility (piped) gas, the median home was built in 1977 and 27.1% 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.
- Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics shipyard, is ranked as the fourth-largest employer in Maine.
- Bath is known as the City of Ships, and roughly 5,000 vessels have been launched there.
What gas & propane work pays around West Bath
The 1 verified TradeHire posting on this page offers from $53.00 up to $58.00 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 Portland-South Portland area at 920 jobs with a median wage of $30.81 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.