Oil Technician Jobs in Beaver Cove, Maine
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Oil Technician work in Beaver Cove, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Beaver Cove is in Piscataquis County, whose county seat is Dover-Foxcroft and whose population was 16,800 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Piscataquis County, not only those in Beaver Cove itself.
54.4% of occupied homes in Piscataquis County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 12.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1978 and 23.1% 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.
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital is in Dover-Foxcroft and Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is in Greenville.
- About 20.2% of occupied homes in the county heat mainly with wood, the highest share of any Maine county (ACS 2020-2024).
- Millinocket, just outside the county, averages about 8,351 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).
What oil technician work pays around Beaver Cove
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.
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).