Plumber Jobs in West Newfield, Maine

Plumbers install and repair water supply, drain, waste and vent piping, fixtures, water heaters and the piping that serves them. West Newfield is in York County, whose county seat is Alfred and whose population was 211,972 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every plumber opening in York County, not only those in West Newfield itself.

24.3% of the housing units in York County were built before 1950 and the median home was built in 1980 (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.

• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery does overhaul, refueling and modernization work for the Navy and had more than 6,500 federal employees as of November 2021.
• MaineHealth runs Maine Medical Center campuses in Biddeford and Sanford, and York Hospital is an independent hospital in York.
• The University of New England, home to Maine's only medical school, is in Biddeford.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the Portland-South Portland area at 1,740 jobs with a median wage of $31.01 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.