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Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Salary in Portland, ME

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Hydroelectric Plant Technicians in Portland, ME have a median annual salary of $88,520, with 70 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $65,170 at the 10th percentile to $97,620 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$88,520

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$42.56

Employment

70

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$65,170
10th
$81,060
25th
$88,520
Median
$93,700
75th
$97,620
90th

Local compared with national

Portland, ME

$88,520

Median annual · 2025

United States

$102,040

Median annual · 2025

The Portland, ME median is 13.2% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $13,520).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Operation and ControlImportance 3.8
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  6. 6.RepairingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.TroubleshootingImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.WritingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Distributed control system DCS
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Monitor hydroelectric power plant equipment operation and performance, adjusting to performance specifications, as necessary.
  • Identify or address malfunctions of hydroelectric plant operational equipment, such as generators, transformers, or turbines.
  • Start, adjust, or stop generating units, operating valves, gates, or auxiliary equipment in hydroelectric power generating plants.
  • Perform preventive or corrective containment or cleanup measures in hydroelectric plants to prevent environmental contamination.
  • Inspect water-powered electric generators or auxiliary equipment in hydroelectric plants to verify proper operation or to determine maintenance or repair needs.
  • Communicate status of hydroelectric operating equipment to dispatchers or supervisors.
  • Operate high voltage switches or related devices in hydropower stations.
  • Operate hydroelectric plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, or battery banks.
  • Maintain or repair hydroelectric plant electrical, mechanical, or electronic equipment, such as motors, transformers, voltage regulators, generators, relays, battery systems, air compressors, sump pumps, gates, or valves.
  • Implement load or switching orders in hydroelectric plants, in accordance with specifications or instructions.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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