Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Electrical Drafter
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2 moves · -$52,130 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Industrial Engineering Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Electrical Drafter: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Chemical Engineer to Industrial Engineering Technician -$70,730 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Industrial Engineering Technician to Electrical Drafter +$18,600 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Electrical and Electronics Drafters: Texas median $80,620, $52,130 less a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.
Chemical Engineer: 70% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Electrical Drafter (36%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year
B +0.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.0 / 5-0.51.5 / 5
- Protective gear-1.04Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.26
- Hazardous conditions-0.78Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 2
- Hazardous equipment-0.77Hazardous equipment: A 2.39, B 1.62
- Outdoors, all weather-0.76Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 2.11
- High places-0.66High places: A 1.87, B 1.21
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).
B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 30%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Speaking
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