Compare A Appliance Service Technician ↔ B Facilities Technician
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1 move · -$1,960 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Appliance Service Technician to Facilities Technician -$1,960 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.77 (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).
Side by side
All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: Texas median $46,670, $1,960 less a year than all Home Appliance Repairers ($48,630), every experience level.
Facilities Technician: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Appliance Service Technician (32%).
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year
B +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.8 / 5+0.63.4 / 5
- High places+1.58High places: A 1.42, B 3
- Protective gear+1.35Protective gear: A 1.11, B 2.46
- Hazardous equipment+1.34Hazardous equipment: A 2.87, B 4.21
- Climbing ladders+1.21Climbing ladders: A 1.4, B 2.61
- Walking or running+1.16Walking or running: A 2.73, B 3.89
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: 2% 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 state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
To build: 0
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