Gas & Propane Jobs in Westport Island, 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. Westport Island is in Lincoln County, whose county seat is Wiscasset and whose population was 35,237 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every gas & propane opening in Lincoln County, not only those in Westport Island itself.

18.3% of occupied homes in Lincoln County heat mainly with bottled or tank propane, 1.7% with utility (piped) gas, the median home was built in 1978 and 26.1% 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.

• LincolnHealth's Miles Campus hospital (MaineHealth) is in Damariscotta.
• Wiscasset was home to Maine Yankee, the state's only nuclear power plant, which was decommissioned and dismantled between 1997 and 2005.
• Wiscasset averages about 7,232 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).

The 1 verified TradeHire posting on this page offers from $42.50 up to $46.50 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.