Building Maintenance Tech

The job

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Job description

Location:

Facilities Management

Department:

RE - Facilities Management

Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours:

40

Summary:

The Building Maintenance Tech maintain a wide variety of buildings and building systems at designated CCHCS locations. Provide preventive and predictive maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, repairs and special projects assigned by manager, all to a good and workmanlike standard. Must work well with customers, contractors and team members and deliver highest level of service. Schedule and oversee the work of contractors at assigned properties. Manage and account for time. Properly document work performed and communicated scheduling and progression of work to all stakeholders. Maintain professional appearance.
• perate and maintain company vehicle in accordance with company policies.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma
  Five years of relevant property and building maintenance experience.
• Computer literate in a windows environment.
• Five years' experience with the tools of the trade.
• Operate and maintain company vehicle in accordance with company policies.

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Field: Retail, Hospitality and Services Sub-niche: Security, facilities and maintenance All jobs at Cook Children's Health Care System Jobs in Nebraska Jobs in Omaha, NE Omaha city guide Nebraska state guide Douglas County economy

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About the role

This is a Mid Level role in the Retail, Hospitality and Services field (Security, facilities and maintenance) at Cook Children's Health Care System. Mid-level roles usually expect some years of relevant experience and the ability to work with limited supervision.

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The city

The job is in Omaha, NE. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Omaha compares. Among the 40 largest places in Nebraska, Omaha is #1 by population, #3 for remote work (#1 = most), #6 for college degrees (#1 = most), #34 for homeownership (#1 = highest). Its county, Douglas County, is #2 of 93 counties for average pay ($67,868).

The place in numbers

Omaha has 488,837 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 24.7% of the population of Nebraska. It covers 143 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,420 people per square mile. The median age is 35.3, 5% younger than the state median (35.3 against 37.2).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,187 a month (rent plus utilities), 11% above the state median ($1,187 against $1,072). Over a year that is 19.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $245,500, which is 3.4 times the median household income ($73,201); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 57.4% of households own their home, 14% below the state average (57.4% against 66.5%).

Work and pay

The Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area has 498,100 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $49,660 a year, about the same as the national median ($49,660 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (55,630 jobs, median $47,100); food preparation and serving related (48,260 jobs, median $34,270); sales and related (43,380 jobs, median $37,540). The area is most specialised in personal care and service (1.4 times) and construction and extraction (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($108,120) and computer and mathematical ($96,400). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Douglas County was 2.6%. 69.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Douglas County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 71.8% drive alone, 1.0% use public transit, 1.7% walk, 15.1% work from home. 5.2% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 26% below the state average (5.2% against 7.0%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

40.1% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 16% above the state share (40.1% against 34.6%). 11.3% of residents were born outside the United States, 41% above the state share (11.3% against 8.0%). The poverty rate is 13.5%, 27% above the state rate (13.5% against 10.6%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 78°F (25.5°C), and the coolest is Jan at 23°F (-5.1°C). About 786 mm (31 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (121 mm) and Jan the driest (19 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Ralston (4 miles, similar rent); La Vista (6 miles, rent 11% higher); Chalco (7 miles, similar rent); Papillion (8 miles, rent 7% higher). Rent differences are against Omaha; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Omaha

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Career paths

We could not match this title to one occupation, so here are the other sub-niches in Retail, Hospitality and Services, where your skills may carry over:

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Distances

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The employer

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FAQ

What is the Building Maintenance Tech job at Cook Children's Health Care System?

A mid level role in retail, hospitality and services (security, facilities and maintenance) listed 9 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

Where is this job?

Omaha, NE.

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How much does it pay?

The listing does not publish pay, and we could not match the title to one official occupation.

What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Omaha is $1,187 a month and median household income $73,201 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

It was posted on 2026-10-30 (9 days ago). Jobs older than 90 days are not shown.

Are there similar jobs?

Yes: browse security, facilities and maintenance jobs in Nebraska.

Sources and terms

• Job data: The Muse public API (listing dated 2026-10-30). The job disappears from this site when it disappears from the source.
• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
• USAJOBS
• USCIS
• U.S. Department of State, visas
• NASA POWER climatology
• GeoNames / Census Gazetteer (coordinates)