Oil Technician Jobs in Moscow, Maine
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Oil Technician work in Moscow, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Moscow 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 Moscow 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.
What oil technician work pays around Moscow
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).