Facilities Technician
R1-02R1 I1 Facilities maintenance · Skilled level · O*NET 49-9071.00
- this level, from
City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025 - $21.63/h
- work over
40 h a week - 62%
- load index
from O*NET data - 3.4/5
- Texas jobs
2024 to 2034 - +14.9%
Pay
This level's pay (published records that name this rung)
Public employer pay plan City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
$21.63-$23.79/h (entry rate to midpoint), Maintenance Worker II, Austin, TX, effective 2025-06-15 Source
About $44,990 a year at 2,080 h (40 h x 52 weeks, no overtime).
Pay range for that public employer's own classified jobs; not private-sector pay.
$10.32-$26.58/h, lowest to highest figure in 5 current record(s) from 2 document(s). Minimum rates and pay ranges from different documents and areas; not a distribution.
All pay records and context (5)
- City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025: $21.63 to $23.79/h, Maintenance Worker II, Austin, TX, effective 2025-06-15 source
- City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025: $22.22 to $24.77/h, Maintenance Worker III, Austin, TX, effective 2025-06-15 source
- Texas A&M System (system-wide pay plan) pay range, 2023: $10.32 to $21.08/h, Maintenance Worker I, Texas (A&M System members; the System Level structure is the Texas/US median level, local and major-market structures are -5% / +5%), effective 2023-09-01 older source
- Texas A&M System (system-wide pay plan) pay range, 2023: $11.50 to $23.49/h, Maintenance Worker II, Texas (A&M System members; the System Level structure is the Texas/US median level, local and major-market structures are -5% / +5%), effective 2023-09-01 older source
- Texas A&M System (system-wide pay plan) pay range, 2023: $13.01 to $26.58/h, Maintenance Worker III, Texas (A&M System members; the System Level structure is the Texas/US median level, local and major-market structures are -5% / +5%), effective 2023-09-01 older source
Whole occupation: all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Texas BLS OEWS May 2025
- Series OEUS480000000000049907113 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
- Based on an estimated 140,580 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000049907101).
BLS OEWS May 2025
- Series OEUS480000000000049907113 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
- Based on an estimated 140,580 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000049907101).
Outlook 2024 to 2034, all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, not level-specific TWC, BLS
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
TWC, BLS
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
- Texas
- +14.9% jobs · about 16,100 openings a year (140,900 jobs in 2024)
- United States
- +3.8% jobs · about 159,800 openings a year (1,629,700 jobs in 2024)
Openings include people retiring or changing jobs, not only growth.
Hours O*NET 31.0
- Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2021, n = 54 respondents, O*NET OnLine
O*NET 31.0
- Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2021, n = 54 respondents, O*NET OnLine
Schedule: regular 72% · irregular 25% · seasonal 2%
Physical load 3.4 of 5, our index from O*NET Method
- Engineer Tsai index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (3.31, 6 measures) and an exposure index (3.53, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
- O*NET OnLine
Method
- Engineer Tsai index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (3.31, 6 measures) and an exposure index (3.53, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
- O*NET OnLine
Body
- Standing4.1
- Walking or running3.89
- Bending or twisting3.68
- Kneeling or crawling3.04
- Climbing ladders2.61
- Keeping balance2.57
Exposure
- Outdoors, all weather4.24
- Hazardous equipment4.21
- Very hot or cold4.18
- Hazardous conditions3.49
- Cramped space3.1
- High places3
- Protective gear2.46
Getting in
- License
- Maintenance Electrician (TDLR), only if the role does electrical work under that license: See texas-branch-licenses.v1.json branch 'maintenance'.
TDLR
- TDLR: Apply for a New Maintenance Electrician License, read 2026-10-03
- Degree
- 2% hold a bachelor's or higher; most common: Post-Secondary Certificate
- Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years of related experience is the most common answer (47% of workers).
O*NET
- O*NET Related Work Experience, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, O*NET OnLine
- Preparation
- Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Why this level
- Skilled: O*NET Job Zone 3 (1-2 start, 3-4 skilled, 5 senior). Rung 1 of 5 on 'Semiconductor fab facilities (electrical)'.
Next stop I1 Facilities Engineer (Electrical) +$82,780 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates: Needs a degree: most people in the target job hold a bachelor's or higher (O*NET: 89%). Most people in the target job have over 4 years, up to and including 6 years of related work experience (O*NET: 30%).
Next stop R1 Maintenance Electrician +$4.98/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
Gates checked: No degree or experience gate in O*NET 31.0. TDLR Maintenance Electrician license, unless the work is in-house maintenance for one employer with no new construction (1305.003(a)(8)).
Moves to the side 6
- R Industrial Machinery Mechanic O*NET lists Industrial Machinery Mechanics as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- R Millwright O*NET lists Millwrights as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- B Plumber O*NET lists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82. License gate: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE).
- B Boilermaker O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87. License gate: not checked yet.
What the work is 6 core tasks
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
- Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
- Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
Core tasks ranked by O*NET task Importance (IM, 1-5), top 6.
Top skills
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
Sources (6)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, Texas, series OEUS480000000000049907113, read 2026-10-03
- Public employer pay plan: City of Austin: Job Titles, Descriptions and Pay Scales, read 2026-10-03
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), 49-9071.00 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, read 2026-10-03
- TDLR: Apply for a New Maintenance Electrician License, read 2026-10-03
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Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Base pay; excludes overtime. Outlook: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034 (United States) and Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections 2024-2034, read through Projections Central.
