Oil Technician Jobs in Maine

Becoming and working as a oil technician in Maine

Oil burner technicians install, clean, tune and repair oil-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters, plus the tanks and lines that feed them.

License path

• Oil burner and solid fuel technicians are licensed by the Maine Fuel Board at three levels: Apprentice, Journeyman and Master. An apprentice license requires a completed application.
• The journeyman exam requires 1 year as a licensed apprentice, or a 160-hour board-approved course (at least 75 lab hours) plus 6 months as an apprentice, or a one-year Maine community college heating course of at least 320 hours (150 lab hours).
• A Master Oil Burner Technician needs at least 4 years of licensed experience, at least 2 of them as a licensed journeyman; a Master Solid Fuel Technician needs 2 years as an apprentice solid fuel technician.
• The Fuel Board also issues limited licenses: Limited Tank Installer, Limited Wood Pellet Technician, and Oil or Propane Limited Energy Auditor Technician.

Pay across Maine

BLS (May 2025) counts 2,250 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Maine, with a median of $30.37 an hour and a range of $22.64 to $39.47 between the 10th and 90th percentiles. By region:

• Portland-South Portland area: $30.81/hr median, 920 jobs
• Lewiston-Auburn area: $32.30/hr median, 160 jobs
• Bangor area: $29.53/hr median, 210 jobs
• Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area: $29.79/hr median, 280 jobs
• Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area: $29.81/hr median, 570 jobs

Compare a specific offer with the free trade wage calculator, or read the guide to Maine’s licensed trades.

Sources: bls.gov · maine.gov