Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B HVAC Technician

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1 move · -$17,990 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to HVAC Technician: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

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Boilermaker to HVAC Technician -$17,990 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

Side by side

All Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: Texas median $57,760, $17,990 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.8 times the share for HVAC Technician (17%).

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

$75,750-$17,990$57,760

Gates on the route: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +13.0% Texas, 3,350 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-63 pts17%

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

3.3 / 5-0.13.2 / 5

Kneeling or crawling-1.35Kneeling or crawling: A 3.1, B 1.75
Outdoors, all weather+1.00Outdoors, all weather: A 3.27, B 4.27
Walking or running-0.94Walking or running: A 3.39, B 2.45
Very hot or cold-0.77Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 3.44
Cramped space-0.69Cramped space: A 3.37, B 2.68

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 found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

B Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

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: 39%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Equipment Selection

To build: 4

Installation +1.25
Systems Evaluation +1.12
Systems Analysis +1.00
Troubleshooting +0.63

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