HVAC Jobs in Houlton, 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. Houlton is in Aroostook County, with 6,055 residents at the 2020 Census. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every hvac opening in Aroostook County, not only those in Houlton itself.

68.2% of occupied homes in Houlton heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 0.5% with propane, the median home was built in 1957 and 29.7% 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.

• Houlton is the northern end of Interstate 95, at the border crossing to Woodstock, New Brunswick.
• Houlton Regional Hospital is an independent hospital in the town.
• Houlton averages about 9,034 heating degree days a year and about 39 nights at or below 0°F (1991-2020 NOAA normals).
• About 68.2% of occupied homes in Houlton heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene (ACS 2020-2024).

The 1 verified TradeHire posting on this page offers from $36.50 up to $39.50 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 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.