Trade Jobs in Amherst, Maine
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Amherst is in Hancock County, a county of 55,478 people (2020 Census) whose seat is Ellsworth. The county's largest communities are Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Blue Hill, Hancock.
50.5% of occupied homes in Hancock County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 21.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1982 and 22.1% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). That mix decides what the local heating, plumbing and electrical trades spend their winters on.
- Jackson Laboratory, a research lab noted for cancer research, is in Bar Harbor.
- Maine Maritime Academy is in Castine and College of the Atlantic is in Bar Harbor.
- Hospitals in the county include Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital.
- In 2018 Whole Oceans announced plans to turn the former Verso paper mill site in Bucksport into a land-based salmon farm expected to employ up to 200 people.
Median trade wages in the Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area area
- Electrician jobs in Amherst: $35.50/hr median locally, $36.24 statewide
- Plumber jobs in Amherst: $30.26/hr median locally, $30.77 statewide
- HVAC jobs in Amherst: $29.79/hr median locally, $30.37 statewide
- CDL Driver jobs in Amherst: $24.25/hr median locally, $27.43 statewide
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. HVAC covers heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics, which BLS counts together with oil and propane technicians.
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