HVAC Jobs in Appleton, Maine
6 HVAC jobs hiring now in Appleton, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Technician Propane & Natural Gas
Knox County, ME · Gas & Propane · field
Propane & Natural Gas position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Technician Propane & Natural Gas license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works independently. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Master Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Master Oil license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 34 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $350/yr tool allowance. $350/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Journeyman Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Apprentice Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. Works on a team. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $55/day. 24 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $200/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Journeyman Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Apprentice Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 23 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $150/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
HVAC work in Appleton, Maine
HVAC technicians install and service the heating, cooling and ventilation equipment that keeps Maine buildings warm through long winters — oil and propane boilers and furnaces, heat pumps and air-conditioning systems. Appleton 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 hvac opening in Knox County, not only those in Appleton itself.
56.2% of occupied homes in Knox County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 19.8% with propane, the median home was built in 1974 and 32.9% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). A heating stock like this keeps oil and propane service, boiler and furnace replacement, and heat pump installation busy year-round, with the heaviest demand from October to April.
- 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 hvac work pays around Appleton
The 6 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $28.00 up to $49.00 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
- Maine has no separate HVAC license on the OPOR professions index. Heating work on oil, solid fuel, propane and natural gas equipment is licensed through the Maine Fuel Board, and refrigerant handling needs federal EPA Section 608 certification.