Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Electrical Superintendent

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3 moves · +$25,720 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Biomass Plant Technician: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license).
Move 2, to Geothermal Plant Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Biomass Plant Technician +$26,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Biomass Plant Technician to Geothermal Plant Manager +$28,380 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Geothermal Production Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Geothermal Plant Manager to Electrical Superintendent -$29,420 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Side by side

All Construction Managers: Texas median $101,470, $25,720 more a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Superintendent 74%, Boilermaker 80%.

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

$75,750+$25,720$101,470

Gates on the route: Biomass Plant Technician: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license); Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-6 pts74%

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

3.3 / 5-0.42.8 / 5

Cramped space-1.07Cramped space: A 3.37, B 2.3
Very hot or cold-0.96Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 3.25
Keeping balance-0.84Keeping balance: A 2.63, B 1.79
Kneeling or crawling-0.80Kneeling or crawling: A 3.1, B 2.3
Protective gear-0.63Protective gear: A 3.43, B 2.8

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: 45% do).

License

A No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

B No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 2

Quality Control Analysis
Operations Analysis

To build: 6

Management of Personnel Resources +2.12
Management of Financial Resources +2.00
Negotiation +1.88
Management of Material Resources +1.63
Systems Analysis +1.50
Systems Evaluation +1.50

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