Compare A Access Control Technician ↔ B Network Architect
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2 moves · +$81,040 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 Architect: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
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 Architect +$73,940 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Network Architects as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
Side by side
All Computer Network Architects: Texas median $133,310, $81,040 more a year than all Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers ($52,270), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Network Architect 60%, Access Control Technician 57%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet; Network Architect: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +21.6% Texas, 1,300 openings a year
B +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.9 / 5-1.21.6 / 5
- Very hot or cold-2.04Very hot or cold: A 3.49, B 1.45
- Climbing ladders-2.01Climbing ladders: A 3.46, B 1.45
- Outdoors, all weather-1.83Outdoors, all weather: A 3.43, B 1.6
- Standing-1.78Standing: A 4.33, B 2.55
- High places-1.71High places: A 3.11, B 1.4
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 65%).
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 35%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Speaking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring
- Service Orientation
To build: 6
- Programming +2.13
- Systems Evaluation +1.26
- Technology Design +1.24
- Systems Analysis +1.13
- Negotiation +1.00
- Mathematics +0.88
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