Oil Technician Jobs in Wales, Maine
4 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in Wales, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Oil
Androscoggin County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Androscoggin 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.
Master Oil
Androscoggin County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Master Oil position based in Androscoggin County, ME. Full-Time role. Master-level Oil license required. 5 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Works independently. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 34 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. $350/yr tool allowance. $350/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Journeyman Oil
Androscoggin County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Androscoggin County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Oil license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works on a team. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: occasionally. Local daily driving. Weekend work: no. 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.
Apprentice Oil
Androscoggin County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Androscoggin County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works on a team. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 21 PTO days/year. Health insurance offered. Vision plan offered. Dental plan offered. 401(k) offered. $150/yr tool allowance. $150/yr boot allowance. Company vehicle provided.
Oil Technician work in Wales, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. Wales is in Androscoggin County, whose county seat is Auburn and whose population was 111,139 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Androscoggin County, not only those in Wales itself.
58.9% of occupied homes in Androscoggin County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 9.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1969 and 25.9% 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.
- Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston was the city's largest employer in Lewiston's 2022 annual financial report, with 2,135 employees.
- Lewiston also has a second hospital, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, run by Covenant Health.
- Central Maine Community College is in Auburn, and Bates College is in Lewiston.
- From Lewiston, I-95 puts Portland about 40 minutes away and Bangor about 90 minutes away.
What oil technician work pays around Wales
The 4 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $29.00 up to $48.00 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 Lewiston-Auburn area at 160 jobs with a median wage of $32.30 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.