Plumber Jobs in Benton, Maine
3 Plumber jobs hiring now in Benton, Maine — verified TradeHire employers plus openings sourced from around the web.
Master Plumber
Kennebec County, ME · Plumber · field
Master Plumber position based in Kennebec County, ME. Full-Time role. Master Plumber license required. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 24 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 Plumber
Kennebec County, ME · Plumber · field
Journeyman Plumber position based in Kennebec County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Plumber license required. 2 years of experience preferred. Works mix of both. Minimal supervision. Rooftop work: never. Local daily driving. Weekend work: sometimes. 24 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 Plumber
Kennebec County, ME · Plumber · field
Plumber position based in Kennebec County, ME. Full-Time role. Journeyman Plumber 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.
Plumber work in Benton, Maine
Plumbers install and repair water supply, drain, waste and vent piping, fixtures, water heaters and the piping that serves them. Benton is in Kennebec County, whose county seat is Augusta and whose population was 123,642 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every plumber opening in Kennebec County, not only those in Benton itself.
27% of the housing units in Kennebec County were built before 1950 and the median home was built in 1975 (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.
- Notable employers in Kennebec County include Central Maine Power, MaineHealth, Thomas College, T-Mobile and Walmart.
- MaineGeneral runs the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta and the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville, and the Togus VA Medical Center is in Chelsea.
- The county has three colleges: Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville and the University of Maine at Augusta.
- Augusta averages about 7,278 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).
What plumber work pays around Benton
The 3 verified TradeHire postings on this page offer from $30.00 up to $46.00 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.