Compare A Biomedical Equipment Technician ↔ B Stationary Engineer
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2 moves · +$5,440 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
- Move 2, to Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Biomedical Equipment Technician to Facilities Technician -$11,700 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 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 state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Stationary Engineer +$17,140 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Side by side
All Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: Texas median $63,810, $5,440 more a year than all Medical Equipment Repairers ($58,370), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Stationary Engineer 32%, Biomedical Equipment Technician 28%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license); Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year
B +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.5 / 5+0.83.3 / 5
- High places+2.09High places: A 1.57, B 3.66
- Outdoors, all weather+1.80Outdoors, all weather: A 2.46, B 4.26
- Hazardous equipment+1.62Hazardous equipment: A 2.37, B 3.99
- Very hot or cold+1.49Very hot or cold: A 2.59, B 4.08
- Hazardous conditions+1.06Hazardous conditions: A 3.23, B 4.29
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 license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.
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: 24%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Active Learning
To build: 2
- Operation and Control +0.50
- Operations Monitoring +0.50
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