Plumber Jobs in Athens, Maine
2 Plumber jobs hiring now in Athens, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Journeyman Plumber
Somerset County, ME · Plumber · field
Journeyman Plumber position based in Somerset County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Plumber license required. 1 year of experience preferred. Works on a team. Closely supervised. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: no. 20 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.
Journeyman Plumber
Somerset County, ME · Plumber · field
Journeyman Plumber position based in Somerset County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Plumber license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: occasionally. Local daily driving. Weekend work: no. On-call 2 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.
Plumber work in Athens, Maine
Plumbers install and repair water supply, drain, waste and vent piping, fixtures, water heaters and the piping that serves them. Athens 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 plumber opening in Somerset County, not only those in Athens itself.
25.6% of the housing units in Somerset County were built before 1950 and the median home was built in 1978 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). Older buildings mean galvanized and cast-iron piping reaching the end of its life, and Maine winters make frozen-pipe repairs and well-and-septic work a regular part of the job outside the sewered towns.
- 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 plumber work pays around Athens
The 2 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $36.00 up to $45.00 an hour, as entered by the employers.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area area at 390 jobs with a median wage of $30.09 an hour; statewide 2,710 jobs, a $30.77 median, and a range of $23.13 (10th percentile) to $38.83 (90th percentile). Check your own number with the trade wage calculator.
Licenses employers ask for
- The Plumbers' Examining Board licenses Master, Journeyman, Trainee and Journeyman-in-Training plumbers; a trainee license requires only a completed application.
- Journeyman-in-Training requires a one-year (2-semester) plumbing course at a board-approved community college or a two-year career and technical education plumbing course, and a score of 70% or higher on the journeyman exam.