Trade Jobs in Bangor, Maine
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Bangor is in Penobscot County and had 31,753 residents at the 2020 Census. Neighbouring towns include Brewer, Orono. The county's largest communities are Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Hampden, Old Town.
47.5% of occupied homes in Bangor heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 10.5% with propane, the median home was built in 1954 and 41.1% 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.
- Bangor has two large hospitals, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (a Level II trauma center) and Saint Joseph Hospital.
- Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and home to the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing.
- Bangor is the main market, distribution and transportation hub for a five-county area of more than 330,000 people.
- Husson University and a Bangor campus of the University of Maine at Augusta are in the city, and the University of Maine is next door in Orono.
- About 41.1% of Bangor's housing units were built before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024).
Median trade wages in the Bangor area
- Electrician jobs in Bangor: $30.48/hr median locally, $36.24 statewide
- Plumber jobs in Bangor: $28.92/hr median locally, $30.77 statewide
- HVAC jobs in Bangor: $29.53/hr median locally, $30.37 statewide
- CDL Driver jobs in Bangor: $27.04/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.