Compare A Audio Video Technician ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst
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2 moves · +$57,950 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 2, to Computer Systems Analyst: 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
Audio Video Technician to Network Technician +$17,340 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Network Support Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Network Technician to Computer Systems Analyst +$40,610 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Long); 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).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Programming, Mathematics
Side by side
All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $57,950 more a year than all Audio and Video Technicians ($49,440), every experience level.
Computer Systems Analyst: 56% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.6 times the share for Audio Video Technician (21%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.8% Texas, 460 openings a year
B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.8 / 5-0.51.4 / 5
- Hazardous conditions-1.07Hazardous conditions: A 2.2, B 1.13
- Kneeling or crawling-0.84Kneeling or crawling: A 2.21, B 1.37
- Climbing ladders-0.66Climbing ladders: A 1.78, B 1.12
- Hazardous equipment-0.59Hazardous equipment: A 1.7, B 1.11
- High places-0.55High places: A 1.67, B 1.12
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
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 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: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 37%).
B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
To build: 6
- Programming +1.25
- Mathematics +1.00
- Operations Analysis +0.88
- Speaking +0.88
- Systems Evaluation +0.87
- Systems Analysis +0.75
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