Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Plumber Helper

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1 move · -$33,800 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 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.

Side by side

All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $33,800 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3 times the share for Plumber Helper (27%).

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

$75,750-$33,800$41,950

Gates on the route: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-53 pts27%

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

3.3 / 5+0.33.6 / 5

Hazardous equipment+1.19Hazardous equipment: A 3.27, B 4.46
Bending or twisting+0.86Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 3.72
Outdoors, all weather+0.85Outdoors, all weather: A 3.27, B 4.12
Protective gear-0.61Protective gear: A 3.43, B 2.82
High places+0.55High places: A 3.06, B 3.61

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: 10% 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: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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