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Killeen-Temple's economy is dominated by Fort Cavazos (the Army installation formerly called Fort Hood, one of the largest military bases in the US), with secondary positions in healthcare and limited manufacturing. Data centers serve enterprise tenants — one tracked facility and roughly 110 NAICS 518 jobs (estimated). The metro is a small data center market.

The trades pool is small. Electricians at $49,660 and HVAC technicians at $49,630 sit virtually identical, both notably below national averages reflecting Texas non-union wages. The 1,680 maintenance workforce earns $45,470. Network admins clear $91,240, surprisingly high relative to other trades and likely reflecting Army contractor IT operations.

For a trades worker, Killeen-Temple is a small low-wage market where the strongest opportunity is in cleared work — network admins serving Army IT systems pay disproportionately well. Limited data center scope but the military adjacency creates steady federal infrastructure work.