Oil Technician Jobs in Roque Bluffs, Maine
2 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in Roque Bluffs, 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.
Oil Technician work in Roque Bluffs, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Roque Bluffs is in Washington County, whose county seat is Machias and whose population was 31,095 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Washington County, not only those in Roque Bluffs itself.
59.2% of occupied homes in Washington County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 17.6% with propane, the median home was built in 1975 and 27.1% 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.
- Down East Community Hospital and the University of Maine at Machias are in Machias.
- Calais has three border crossings into St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
What oil technician work pays around Roque Bluffs
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).