Maintenance Technician & Mechanic Jobs in Energy: Demand, Pay & Skills
Part of Plutarch’s ongoing analysis of skill demand in energy hiring — last updated 5 October 2026, based on 279 tracked postings.
As of 5 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 279 unique open Maintenance Technician & Mechanic postings at energy employers. 10 postings disclosed annual pay, with a United States median of USD 115,000.
Demand for maintenance technicians and mechanics is concentrated heavily in the United States, with Canada and the United Kingdom also showing meaningful posting volume. The vast majority of titles carry no seniority marker, pointing to a broad base of standard-level openings rather than a market defined by advanced or entry-level hiring. A senior or lead layer exists in a modest slice of postings, while roles aimed at those newer to the field appear only rarely.
Open postings
Where
- United States · 177
- Canada · 36
- United Kingdom · 26
- Australia · 5
- Italy · 5
- Other or not stated · 30
Seniority
- Early career · 2
- Level not stated in title · 254
- Senior, lead, staff or manager · 23
Disclosed pay by country · annual
| Country | Lowest to highest employer midpoint | Median | Postings stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USD 72,000–140,000 | USD 115,000 | 10 of 152 |
| Canada | CAD 111,000–164,000 | CAD 130,000 | 9 of 33 |
| United Kingdom | GBP 40,000–48,000 | GBP 44,000 | 6 of 23 |
| Italy | EUR 28,000–28,000 | EUR 28,000 | 5 of 5 |
Directional, not conclusive. Each figure is the midpoint of a salary range an employer disclosed in a public job posting, derived from public market sources and rounded to the nearest thousand. Samples are small, so a country appears only when at least 5 open postings disclose annual pay. At these sample sizes, do not compare one role’s median against another’s — the difference between them is smaller than the error on either.
How many employers state pay
- United States · pay stated in 36 of 152 postings we could read
- Canada · pay stated in 23 of 33 postings we could read
- United Kingdom · pay stated in 6 of 23 postings we could read
- Australia · pay stated in 0 of 4 postings we could read
- Italy · pay stated in 5 of 5 postings we could read
Counted from the same open postings as above, leaving out postings whose text we could not read for pay. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so a low rate is not evidence that employers here pay less.
Who is hiring
| Employer | Open postings |
|---|---|
| Siemens Energy | 36 |
| Baker Hughes | 18 |
| Kinross Gold | 8 |
| TotalEnergies | 8 |
| Worley | 8 |
| Vestas | 7 |
| Alamos Gold | 6 |
| Arcosa Wind Towers | 6 |
| Commonwealth Fusion Systems | 6 |
| ExxonMobil | 6 |
| Freeport-McMoRan | 6 |
| National Grid | 6 |
| Other employers | 158 |
How these roles are titled
The titles employers use for this role, most repeated first. Titles shown without a count appeared once.
- Welder · 12 postings
- Maintenance Technician · 9 postings
- Mechanical Technician · 8 postings
- Millwright · 8 postings
- Machinist · 6 postings
- Maintenance Planner · 6 postings
- CNC Machinist · 3 postings
- Electrical Maintenance Technician · 3 postings
- Facilities Maintenance Technician · 3 postings
- Mechanical Fitter · 3 postings
- Senior CNC Machinist · 3 postings
- Senior Maintenance Technician · 3 postings
- Diesel Fitter · 2 postings
- Equipment Maintenance Technician · 2 postings
- Industrial Maintenance Technician · 2 postings
What employers ask for
Skills and tools named in the text of 204 open postings we could read in full, most named first.
| Skill or tool | Postings naming it | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Welding | 43 of 204 | 17 |
A skill counts when the posting names it anywhere — requirements, role description or the employer’s own introduction. A skill is shown only when at least 3 postings from at least two employers name it. Postings whose full text we did not read are left out of these counts rather than counted as asking for nothing.
Patterns in the job titles
- Maintenance planning across mechanical and electrical disciplines
- Machinist roles spanning multiple skill grades, including CNC-focused work
- Mechanical fitter positions across several site locations
- Mechanical maintenance technician work generically defined
- Power generation central maintenance planning
What the postings suggest about filling this role
With most openings sitting at a general, unleveled tier, sourcing should be comparatively straightforward for standard maintenance and mechanic talent, though the recurring planner and machinist-grade titles suggest employers are also competing for candidates with more specific trade or planning experience. The very small share of senior and entry-level titles means hiring pressure is concentrated in the broad middle rather than at either end of the experience spectrum.aste
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