Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Facilities Engineering Manager

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Your route

2 moves · +$38,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Industrial Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Facilities Engineering Manager: 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 Engineer -$28,190 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Active Listening, Writing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Industrial Engineer to Facilities Engineering Manager +$66,810 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Engineering Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91 (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).

Side by side

All Architectural and Engineering Managers: Texas median $171,370, $38,620 more a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Engineering Manager 84%, Chemical Engineer 70%.

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

$132,750+$38,620$171,370

Gates on the route: Industrial Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

B +13.2% Texas, 1,390 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%+15 pts84%

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

2.0 / 5-0.51.5 / 5

Hazardous conditions-1.22Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 1.56
Outdoors, all weather-1.11Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 1.76
Protective gear-1.11Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.19
Hazardous equipment-0.85Hazardous equipment: A 2.39, B 1.54
High places-0.65High places: A 1.87, B 1.22

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: 99%).

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 10 years (O*NET: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Mathematics

To build: 6

Time Management +0.88
Writing +0.88
Active Listening +0.75
Coordination +0.75
Monitoring +0.63
Management of Personnel Resources +0.50

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