Refrigeration Jobs in Lee, Maine
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Refrigeration work in Lee, Maine
Refrigeration technicians install and service commercial refrigeration, walk-in coolers and freezers, ice machines and air-conditioning equipment that holds refrigerant. Lee is in Penobscot County, whose county seat is Bangor and whose population was 152,199 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every refrigeration opening in Penobscot County, not only those in Lee itself.
12.7% of occupied homes in Penobscot County heat mainly with electricity, 54.8% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1977 and 21.9% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). Refrigeration work follows grocery, restaurant, food-processing, cold-storage and health-care sites, plus the growing number of heat pumps that run on refrigerant.
- The University of Maine is in Orono.
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is a Level II trauma center, and Saint Joseph Hospital is also in Bangor.
- Bangor International Airport hosts the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing.
- Bangor is the main market, distribution and transportation hub for Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Aroostook and Washington counties.
What refrigeration work pays around Lee
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the Bangor area at 210 jobs with a median wage of $29.53 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
- Federal law requires technicians who service or dispose of equipment that could release refrigerants to be EPA Section 608 certified. Apprentices are exempt while closely and continually supervised by a certified technician.
- EPA has four Section 608 certification types: Type I for small appliances, Type II for high- or very high-pressure appliances (except small appliances and MVACs), Type III for low-pressure appliances, and Universal for all types.
- Maine has no separate HVAC license on the OPOR professions index. Heating work on oil, solid fuel, propane and natural gas equipment is licensed through the Maine Fuel Board, and refrigerant handling needs federal EPA Section 608 certification.
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Refrigeration openings elsewhere in Penobscot County
Refrigeration jobs in Bangor, Refrigeration jobs in Penobscot.
Sources: api.censusreporter.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · bls.gov · epa.gov · maine.gov