Compare A Architectural Drafter ↔ B Industrial Engineer
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1 move · +$41,240 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Industrial Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
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Architectural Drafter to Industrial Engineer +$41,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Side by side
All Industrial Engineers: Texas median $104,560, $41,240 more a year than all Architectural and Civil Drafters ($63,320), every experience level.
Industrial Engineer: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.1 times the share for Architectural Drafter (26%).
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $101,314 a year H-1B filings, n = 42, TX+AZ, 2026
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 on the route: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
B +20.3% Texas, 2,390 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.4 / 5+0.51.8 / 5
- Hazardous equipment+1.35Hazardous equipment: A 1.2, B 2.55
- Walking or running+0.84Walking or running: A 1.51, B 2.35
- Protective gear+0.75Protective gear: A 1, B 1.75
- Hazardous conditions+0.71Hazardous conditions: A 1.21, B 1.92
- Standing+0.69Standing: A 1.96, B 2.65
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 62%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 74%).
License
A 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).
B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 42%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Systems Analysis
- Coordination
To build: 5
- Complex Problem Solving +0.76
- Speaking +0.63
- Active Listening +0.50
- Systems Evaluation +0.50
- Writing +0.50
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