Compare A Appliance Service Technician ↔ B Electrical Assembler

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Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Assembler: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Appliance Service Technician to Electric Motor Repairer
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Complex Problem Solving
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Electrical Assembler
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.72.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Assembler 29%, Appliance Service Technician 32%.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year

B +10.3% Texas, 1,950 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%-3 pts29%

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

2.8 / 5-0.91.9 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.84Very hot or cold: A 3.87, B 1.03
Cramped space-2.23Cramped space: A 4.1, B 1.87
Kneeling or crawling-2.03Kneeling or crawling: A 3.45, B 1.42
Outdoors, all weather-1.95Outdoors, all weather: A 3.49, B 1.54
Hazardous conditions-1.21Hazardous conditions: A 3.06, B 1.85

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: 17% do).

License

A Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.

B No license for this job title at the Texas and federal agencies read on 2026-10-03; electrical equipment makers' employees are exempt from the TDLR electrician license (1305.003(a)(7)).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 51%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 3

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring

To build: 0

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