Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker

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1 move · -$21,510 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

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Boilermaker to Sheet Metal Worker -$21,510 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

Side by side

All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $21,510 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Sheet Metal Worker (28%).

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

$75,750-$21,510$54,240

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-52 pts28%

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

3.3 / 5-0.32.9 / 5

Very hot or cold-1.33Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 2.88
Climbing ladders-1.11Climbing ladders: A 2.83, B 1.72
Bending or twisting+0.88Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 3.74
High places-0.84High places: A 3.06, B 2.22
Outdoors, all weather-0.76Outdoors, all weather: A 3.27, B 2.51

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: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.

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: none (O*NET: 47%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 1

Mathematics +0.88

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