Oil Technician Jobs in West Paris, Maine
3 Oil Technician jobs hiring now in West Paris, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Oil
Oxford County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Oxford 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. 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
Oxford County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Journeyman Oil position based in Oxford 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.
Apprentice Oil
Oxford County, ME · Oil Technician · field
Apprentice Oil position based in Oxford County, ME. Full-Time role. Apprentice Oil license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. On-call 3 days/month at $50/day. 23 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 West Paris, Maine
Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them. West Paris is in Oxford County, whose county seat is Paris and whose population was 57,777 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every oil technician opening in Oxford County, not only those in West Paris itself.
58% of occupied homes in Oxford County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 11.9% with propane, the median home was built in 1977 and 22.9% 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.
- Newry is home to Sunday River Ski Resort.
- Rumford is home to ND Paper's Rumford Mill and the Black Mountain of Maine ski area.
- Spruce Mountain Wind Farm is one of three wind farms in Oxford County.
- Hospitals in the county are Stephens Hospital in Norway and Rumford Hospital.
What oil technician work pays around West Paris
The 3 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $27.50 up to $38.50 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 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).