Maintenance Technician market brief · Santa Maria, CA
Maintenance Technician Jobs in Santa Maria, CA
20 maintenance technician openings are live in the Santa Maria, CA area from 17 employers, led by People's Self-Help Housing, Aerotek, and Cal Poly. The middle half of posted salaries runs $39,042–$63,887 a year (median $44,720), from the 75% of listings that disclose pay. Apprentice roles are the largest group, at 35% of openings.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 20
- Live maintenance technician openings currently tracked in the Santa Maria market.
Companies hiring
- 17
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $44,720
- 75% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Santa Maria's maintenance technician market is led by apprentice openings, with 7 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
20
Hiring employers
17
Salary coverage
75%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
12
9 companies · $39,042 median
Established employers
5
5 companies · $59,280 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$39,042
P50
$44,720
P75
$63,887
P90
$73,407
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare maintenance technician opportunities in Santa Maria, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 20 live roles tracked in this market.
- 17 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Maintenance Technician in Santa Maria
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
20 maintenance technician openings across 17 employers establish the current Santa Maria opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Apprentice leads the derived level mix with 7 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
People's Self-Help Housing is one of the most active visible employers, with 4 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
20 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 17 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 20 of 20 matches
Representative openings
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- Maintenance Technician 3 · People's Self-Help Housing
- Maintenance Technician 2 · People's Self-Help Housing
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- Maintenance Mechanic · My Career Site
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- Facilities Maintenance Mechanic - Facilities Management and Development · Cal Poly
- Industrial Maintenance Mechanic · Delectus, LLC
Maintenance Technician jobs in Santa Maria: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many maintenance technician jobs are open in Santa Maria?
Metaintro tracks 20 live maintenance technician openings from 17 employers in the Santa Maria, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do maintenance technician jobs in Santa Maria pay?
The median posted salary is $44,720 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $39,042 to $63,887. Based on the 75% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most maintenance technician openings in Santa Maria?
Apprentice roles lead with 7 openings. Experience level is known for 65% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for maintenance technician jobs in Santa Maria?
People's Self-Help Housing, Aerotek, Cal Poly, and City of San Luis Obispo have the most open maintenance technician roles here right now, out of 17 hiring employers.
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Santa Maria market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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