Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Pipelayer
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2 moves · -$30,130 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.
- Move 2, to Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Plumber Helper -$33,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68.
- Gates: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Plumber Helper to Pipelayer +$3,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Side by side
All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $30,130 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.
Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.6 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license; Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year
B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.3 / 5-0.13.1 / 5
- High places-1.75High places: A 3.06, B 1.31
- Outdoors, all weather+1.63Outdoors, all weather: A 3.27, B 4.9
- Hazardous conditions-1.04Hazardous conditions: A 3.18, B 2.14
- Bending or twisting+0.91Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 3.77
- Protective gear-0.83Protective gear: A 3.43, B 2.6
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: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Operation and Control
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
To build: 0
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