Compare A Biomedical Equipment Technician ↔ B Industrial Machinery Mechanic

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1 move · +$3,560 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Industrial Machinery Mechanic: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

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Biomedical Equipment Technician to Industrial Machinery Mechanic +$3,560 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Machinery Mechanics as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

Side by side

All Industrial Machinery Mechanics: Texas median $61,930, $3,560 more a year than all Medical Equipment Repairers ($58,370), every experience level.

Industrial Machinery Mechanic: 47% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 times the share for Biomedical Equipment Technician (28%).

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

$58,370+$3,560$61,930

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year

B +21.8% Texas, 6,380 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

28%+19 pts47%

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

2.5 / 5+0.52.9 / 5

Hazardous equipment+1.69Hazardous equipment: A 2.37, B 4.06
High places+1.51High places: A 1.57, B 3.08
Walking or running+0.82Walking or running: A 2.63, B 3.45
Very hot or cold+0.62Very hot or cold: A 2.59, B 3.21
Standing+0.41Standing: A 3.54, B 3.95

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 No license for this job title at the agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA). Texas health department rules for X-ray equipment service were not checked.

B No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 40%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 32%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Equipment Maintenance
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 3

Operation and Control +1.12
Critical Thinking +0.50
Operations Monitoring +0.50

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