Compare A Biomedical Equipment Technician ↔ B Maintenance Mechanic

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2 moves · +$910 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 Maintenance 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).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Biomedical Equipment Technician to Electric Motor Repairer +$1,920 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Maintenance Mechanic -$1,010 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance Workers, Machinery as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91.
- 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 Maintenance Workers, Machinery: Texas median $59,280, $910 more a year than all Medical Equipment Repairers ($58,370), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 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+$910$59,280

Gates on the route: Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common); Maintenance 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).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year

B +4.4% Texas, 820 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

28%+22 pts50%

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

2.5 / 5+0.73.2 / 5

Hazardous equipment+1.49Hazardous equipment: A 2.37, B 3.86
High places+1.40High places: A 1.57, B 2.97
Walking or running+0.97Walking or running: A 2.63, B 3.6
Very hot or cold+0.86Very hot or cold: A 2.59, B 3.45
Standing+0.76Standing: A 3.54, B 4.3

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: 3% 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: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Equipment Maintenance
Operations Monitoring
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening

To build: 1

Operation and Control +0.74

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