Refrigeration Jobs in North Waterboro, Maine

Refrigeration technicians install and service commercial refrigeration, walk-in coolers and freezers, ice machines and air-conditioning equipment that holds refrigerant. North Waterboro 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 refrigeration opening in York County, not only those in North Waterboro itself.

10.4% of occupied homes in York County heat mainly with electricity, 60.5% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1980 and 19.9% 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.

• 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 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the Portland-South Portland area at 920 jobs with a median wage of $30.81 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.