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Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor)

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3 moves · +$27,480 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 Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
  • Move 3, to Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor): 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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
  1. Move 1 Transfer move to the side

    Boilermaker to Facilities Technician -$29,080 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

    • O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
    • 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).
    • Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing
  2. Move 2 Transfer move to the side

    Facilities Technician to Facilities Manager +$52,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

    • O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (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).
  3. Move 3 Transfer move to the side

    Facilities Manager to Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) +$3,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

    • O*NET lists General and Operations Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
    • 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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
    • Skills to build: Active Learning, Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation

Side by side

All General and Operations Managers: Texas median $103,230, $27,480 more a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) 70%, Boilermaker 80%.

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

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B
$75,750+$27,480$103,230

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); Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor): 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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +14.5% Texas, 43,030 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

A
B
80%-10 pts70%

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

3.3 / 5-1.51.8 / 5

  • Protective gear-2.25Protective gear: A 3.43, B 1.18
  • Cramped space-2.18Cramped space: A 3.37, B 1.19
  • Hazardous equipment-1.91Hazardous equipment: A 3.27, B 1.36
  • Very hot or cold-1.88Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 2.33
  • Hazardous conditions-1.84Hazardous conditions: A 3.18, B 1.34

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: 28% 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: 24%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 1

  • Learning Strategies

To build: 6

  • Management of Personnel Resources +1.75
  • Persuasion +1.62
  • Negotiation +1.50
  • Management of Financial Resources +1.38
  • Management of Material Resources +1.37
  • Systems Evaluation +1.12

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