Oil Technician Jobs in Calais, Maine
4 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in Calais, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Oil
Washington County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Washington 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. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 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.
Journeyman Oil
Washington County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Washington 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. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 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.
Service Technician
Dead River Company · Calais, Washington County · Oil Technician
Service Technician
Dead River Company · Calais, Washington County · Oil Technician
Oil Technician work in Calais, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Calais is in Washington County, with 3,079 residents at the 2020 Census. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Washington County, not only those in Calais itself.
58.9% of occupied homes in Calais heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 21.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1969 and 37.1% 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.
- Calais has three border crossings into St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and its newest port of entry has three commercial inspection lanes.
- Washington County Community College is in Calais.
- About 37.1% of Calais's housing units were built before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024).
What oil technician work pays around Calais
The 2 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $35.50 up to $40.00 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 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).