HVAC Jobs in Calais, Maine
5 HVAC jobs hiring now in Calais, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Oil
Washington County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Washington 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. 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.
Journeyman Oil
Washington County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Washington 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. 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.
Service Technician
Dead River Company · Calais, Washington County · Oil Technician
Service Technician
Dead River Company · Calais, Washington County · Oil Technician
HVAC work in Calais, 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. Calais is in Washington County, with 3,079 residents at the 2020 Census. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every hvac opening in Washington County, not only those in Calais itself.
58.9% of occupied homes in Calais heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 21.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1969 and 37.1% 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.
- Calais has three border crossings into St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and its newest port of entry has three commercial inspection lanes.
- Washington County Community College is in Calais.
- About 37.1% of Calais's housing units were built before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024).
What hvac work pays around Calais
The 2 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $35.50 up to $40.00 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 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area area at 280 jobs with a median wage of $29.79 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.