Trade Jobs in Gorham, Maine
16 TradeHire postings and 17 syndicated listings hiring in Gorham. Pick a trade below. Only TradeHire postings are employer-verified on this platform.
Trades hiring in Gorham now
Browse all trades in Gorham
Trade jobs in other Maine cities
Working in the trades in Gorham
Gorham is in Cumberland County, a county of 303,069 people (2020 Census) whose seat is Portland. The county's largest communities are Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Brunswick, Westbrook.
45.6% of occupied homes in Cumberland County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 13.5% with propane, the median home was built in 1976 and 23.4% 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.
- Cumberland County is Maine's economic center, with the Port of Portland and headquarters for companies including IDEXX Laboratories, Unum and TD Bank.
- Maine Medical Center in Portland is the largest hospital in Maine and the state's only Level I trauma center.
- South Portland is the northernmost oil port in the United States, with more than 120 oil storage tanks.
Median trade wages in the Portland-South Portland area
- Electrician jobs in Gorham: $34.45/hr median locally, $36.24 statewide
- Plumber jobs in Gorham: $31.01/hr median locally, $30.77 statewide
- HVAC jobs in Gorham: $30.81/hr median locally, $30.37 statewide
- CDL Driver jobs in Gorham: $28.80/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.
Sources: api.censusreporter.org