HVAC Jobs in Hallowell, 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. Hallowell is in Kennebec County, whose county seat is Augusta and whose population was 123,642 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every hvac opening in Kennebec County, not only those in Hallowell itself.

61.7% of occupied homes in Kennebec County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 12% with propane, the median home was built in 1975 and 22.5% 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.

• Notable employers in Kennebec County include Central Maine Power, MaineHealth, Thomas College, T-Mobile and Walmart.
• MaineGeneral runs the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta and the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville, and the Togus VA Medical Center is in Chelsea.
• The county has three colleges: Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville and the University of Maine at Augusta.
• Augusta averages about 7,278 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).

The 9 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $30.00 up to $55.00 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.