Compare A Appliance Service Technician ↔ B Millwright
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2 moves · +$14,000 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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 Millwright: 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 +$11,660 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- 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 Millwright +$2,340 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Millwrights as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (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 Millwrights: Texas median $62,630, $14,000 more a year than all Home Appliance Repairers ($48,630), every experience level.
Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.5 times the share for Appliance Service Technician (32%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year
B +5.0% Texas, 300 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+0.93.7 / 5
- Protective gear+3.12Protective gear: A 1.11, B 4.23
- High places+2.44High places: A 1.42, B 3.86
- Hazardous equipment+1.63Hazardous equipment: A 2.87, B 4.5
- Climbing ladders+1.33Climbing ladders: A 1.4, B 2.73
- Standing+1.05Standing: A 3.22, B 4.27
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: 0% 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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Quality Control Analysis
To build: 2
- Installation +0.75
- Operation and Control +0.50
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