Compare A Access Control Technician ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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Your route

3 moves · +$55,120 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Network Systems Administrator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Access Control Technician to Low-Voltage Technician +$7,100 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
- Skills to build: Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Low-Voltage Technician to Network Systems Administrator +$41,870 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Network and Computer Systems Administrators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Network Systems Administrator to Computer Systems Analyst +$6,150 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Speaking, Active Learning

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $55,120 more a year than all Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers ($52,270), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Systems Analyst 56%, Access Control Technician 57%.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$52,270+$55,120$107,390

Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet; Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.6% Texas, 1,300 openings a year

B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

57%-1 pts56%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.9 / 5-1.51.4 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.34Very hot or cold: A 3.49, B 1.15
Climbing ladders-2.34Climbing ladders: A 3.46, B 1.12
Outdoors, all weather-2.30Outdoors, all weather: A 3.43, B 1.13
High places-1.99High places: A 3.11, B 1.12
Standing-1.95Standing: A 4.33, B 2.38

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

License

A No TDLR electrician license for low-voltage access control circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). The DPS Private Security license was not checked: site unreachable 2026-10-03.

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 41%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management
Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis

To build: 6

Programming +1.50
Systems Analysis +1.13
Systems Evaluation +1.13
Operations Analysis +1.12
Mathematics +0.88
Reading Comprehension +0.76

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