Oil Technician Jobs in Bingham, Maine

Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Bingham is in Somerset County, whose county seat is Skowhegan and whose population was 50,477 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Somerset County, not only those in Bingham itself.

58.2% of occupied homes in Somerset County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 13.2% with propane, the median home was built in 1978 and 21.4% 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.

• A paper mill that Scott Paper opened in Skowhegan in 1976 is now owned by Sappi Fine Paper.
• Redington-Fairview General Hospital is in Skowhegan and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is in Pittsfield.
• Kennebec Valley Community College is in Fairfield.
• The Armstrong-Jackman border crossing is in the county.

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.