Oil Technician Jobs in Appleton, Maine
5 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in Appleton, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Master Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Master Oil license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 34 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $350/yr tool allowance. $350/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Journeyman Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Apprentice Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. Works on a team. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $55/day. 24 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $200/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Journeyman Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 29 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $250/yr tool allowance. $250/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Apprentice Oil
Knox County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Knox County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 23 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $150/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Oil Technician work in Appleton, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Appleton is in Knox County, whose county seat is Rockland and whose population was 40,607 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Knox County, not only those in Appleton itself.
56.2% of occupied homes in Knox County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 19.8% with propane, the median home was built in 1974 and 32.9% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). A high oil-heat share means annual cleanings and tune-ups every fall, no-heat calls through the winter, and tank replacements — the core of an oil technician's work.
- Pen Bay Medical Center (MaineHealth) is in Rockport, next to Rockland.
- The Maine State Ferry Service runs three ferry routes out of the Rockland Ferry Terminal.
- About 32.9% of the county's housing units were built before 1940, the highest share of any Maine county (ACS 2020-2024).
What oil technician work pays around Appleton
The 5 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $28.00 up to $49.00 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.
Licenses employers ask for
- Oil burner and solid fuel technicians are licensed by the Maine Fuel Board at three levels: Apprentice, Journeyman and Master. An apprentice license requires a completed application.
- The journeyman exam requires 1 year as a licensed apprentice, or a 160-hour board-approved course (at least 75 lab hours) plus 6 months as an apprentice, or a one-year Maine community college heating course of at least 320 hours (150 lab hours).