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Behavioral health technician jobs in Maine

5 open behavioral health technician jobs in Maine at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $21.79 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians in Maine, opens in a new tab) for psychiatric technicians here.

5
Open in ME
4
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$21.79
BLS median in ME
22nd of 49 states and territories

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Where the behavioral health technician jobs are in Maine

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What behavioral health technicians earn in Maine

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Maine

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Maine, May 2025

$21.79/hr ($45,320 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians in Maine, opens in a new tab)

Median for psychiatric technicians, against $21.70 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 620 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians in Maine, opens in a new tab) employed in Maine.

Hourly wages in Maine, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)$18.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$21.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$21.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$23.39 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$24.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)620 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)
Psychiatric Aides (31-1133)$19.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)$20.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)$22.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)$22.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)$22.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)110 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Aides, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Psychiatric Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring behavioral health technicians in Maine

What the job takes

A high school diploma, often with some college in psychology; training is on the job.

  • Depends on the state

    Psychiatric technician license

    State board, in the few states that license them (California's BVNPT, for example). Most states do not license this job

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Behavioral health technician jobs in Maine: common questions

How much do behavioral health technicians make in Maine?

Too few open behavioral health technician jobs in Maine post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $21.79/hr ($45,320 a year) for psychiatric technicians in Maine (May 2025), against $21.70 nationally, 22nd highest of 49 states and territories.

Where in Maine are the most behavioral health technician jobs?

Bangor (2), Portland (1), Presque Isle (1) and Westbrook (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring behavioral health technicians in Maine?

By open jobs on this board: Cross Country Healthcare (2), Alternative Wellness Services (1) and Aroostook Mental Health Services (1). In all, 4 employers have behavioral health technician jobs open in Maine.

What do you need to work as a behavioral health technician in Maine?

A high school diploma, often with some college in psychology; training is on the job. Psychiatric technician license (State board, in the few states that license them (California's BVNPT, for example); most states do not license this job). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Maine's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Maine, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Maine, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Aides (SOC 31-1133), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  6. Psychiatric technician license: State board, in the few states that license them (California's BVNPT, for example)

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Behavioral health technician jobs in Maine. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/behavioral-health-technician/maine

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