Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Residential Wireman
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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
- Move 2, to Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.63 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 2 B3 step up on Residential wiring (Texas)
Electrical Apprentice to Residential Wireman
- Next rung on 'Residential wiring (Texas)' (Start to Skilled). O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Primary-Short).
- Gates: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Side by side
All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $17,180 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.
Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 times the share for Residential Wireman (35%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 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+0.94.1 / 5
- Bending or twisting+1.82Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 4.68
- Hazardous conditions+1.41Hazardous conditions: A 3.18, B 4.59
- Climbing ladders+1.37Climbing ladders: A 2.83, B 4.2
- Keeping balance+1.22Keeping balance: A 2.63, B 3.85
- Cramped space+1.03Cramped space: A 3.37, B 4.4
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: 1% 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: Residential Wireman license (TDLR): 4,000 hours or an approved CTE program, plus an exam. Homes and apartments up to four stories only.
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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Quality Control Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
To build: 6
- Installation +1.25
- Persuasion +1.00
- Mathematics +0.88
- Systems Analysis +0.88
- Troubleshooting +0.88
- Service Orientation +0.50
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