Compare A Appliance Service Technician ↔ B Housekeeping Supervisor

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3 moves · -$6,970 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Housekeeping Supervisor: 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 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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Facilities Manager +$52,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (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
Facilities Manager to Housekeeping Supervisor -$57,770 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- 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 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers: Texas median $41,660, $6,970 less a year than all Home Appliance Repairers ($48,630), every experience level.

Appliance Service Technician: 32% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2 times the share for Housekeeping Supervisor (16%).

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

$48,630-$6,970$41,660

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 +11.5% Texas, 2,970 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%-16 pts16%

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

2.8 / 5-0.42.4 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.20Very hot or cold: A 3.87, B 1.67
Cramped space-1.98Cramped space: A 4.1, B 2.12
Hazardous equipment-1.31Hazardous equipment: A 2.87, B 1.56
Outdoors, all weather-1.11Outdoors, all weather: A 3.49, B 2.38
Walking or running+0.97Walking or running: A 2.73, B 3.7

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: 12% 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 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: none (O*NET: 34%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Speaking
Time Management
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Service Orientation

To build: 5

Learning Strategies +1.00
Management of Personnel Resources +0.88
Instructing +0.87
Negotiation +0.75
Coordination +0.50

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