Meta Sarpy County Campus

Omaha's economy spans financial services (TD Ameritrade legacy, Mutual of Omaha headquarters), railroads (Union Pacific headquarters), agriculture and food processing, telecommunications, and Berkshire Hathaway. Data centers serve those enterprise tenants plus the cluster of insurance and financial back-office operations — three tracked facilities and roughly 500 NAICS 518 jobs (estimated).

The trades pool is small but balanced. Electricians at $62,440 and HVAC technicians at $62,570 sit virtually identical — a rare parity that makes HVAC competitive on lifetime earnings given the shorter ramp. The 4,360 maintenance workforce earns $51,700 — well above national for a Midwest metro this size. Network admins clear $89,090.

For a trades worker, Omaha is a steady, low-cost market with strong financial-and-insurance tenant demand. Best fit for HVAC technicians (the wage parity with electricians is unusual) and for maintenance workers serving the broader corporate campus footprint. Low cost of living adds significant real-wage value.