Oil Technician Jobs in Swans Island, Maine
2 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in Swans Island, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Oil
Hancock County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Hancock County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works independently. Some supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 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
Hancock County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Oil position based in Hancock County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works independently. Some supervision. Rooftop work: occasionally. 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 Swans Island, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Swans Island is in Hancock County, whose county seat is Ellsworth and whose population was 55,478 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Hancock County, not only those in Swans Island itself.
50.5% of occupied homes in Hancock County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 21.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1982 and 22.1% 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.
- Jackson Laboratory, a research lab noted for cancer research, is in Bar Harbor.
- Maine Maritime Academy is in Castine and College of the Atlantic is in Bar Harbor.
- Hospitals in the county include Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital.
- In 2018 Whole Oceans announced plans to turn the former Verso paper mill site in Bucksport into a land-based salmon farm expected to employ up to 200 people.
What oil technician work pays around Swans Island
The 2 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $36.50 up to $39.50 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.