Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Electrical Engineer

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No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Facilities Engineer (Electrical): no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Electrical Engineer: 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 Manufacturing Engineer
- O*NET lists Manufacturing Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Technology Design
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Manufacturing Engineer to Facilities Engineer (Electrical)
- O*NET lists Electrical Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (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 3 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Electrical Engineer
- Same O*NET occupation (17-2071.00 Electrical Engineers): O*NET lists both job titles under it; same tasks and skills data.
- 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 Engineers: Texas median $129,450, $3,300 less a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Engineer 58%, Chemical Engineer 70%.

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $102,000 a year H-1B filings, n = 149, TX+AZ, 2026

No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.

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

$132,750-$3,300$129,450

Gates on the route: Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

B +14.0% Texas, 1,060 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%-12 pts58%

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

2.0 / 5+0.02.0 / 5

Protective gear-0.73Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.57
Outdoors, all weather-0.66Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 2.21
Hazardous conditions-0.54Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 2.24
Cramped space+0.36Cramped space: A 1.65, B 2.01
Standing+0.33Standing: A 2.05, B 2.38

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 89%).

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 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.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Mathematics
Coordination

To build: 2

Writing +1.00
Active Listening +0.63

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Save Chemical Engineer to Electrical Engineer as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 2 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.