Compare A Civil Engineer ↔ B Chemical Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$35,890 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Environmental Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Chemical 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
Civil Engineer to Environmental Engineer +$26,200 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (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
Environmental Engineer to Chemical Engineer +$9,690 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Chemical Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (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 Chemical Engineers: Texas median $132,750, $35,890 more a year than all Civil Engineers ($96,860), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Chemical Engineer 70%, Civil Engineer 57%.

This level's pay

A $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 2026

B No headline record for this level

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

$96,860+$35,890$132,750

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 +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year

B +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

57%+12 pts70%

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

1.9 / 5+0.12.0 / 5

Hazardous conditions+1.30Hazardous conditions: A 1.48, B 2.78
Protective gear+0.49Protective gear: A 1.81, B 2.3
Hazardous equipment+0.44Hazardous equipment: A 1.95, B 2.39
High places-0.32High places: A 2.19, B 1.87
Kneeling or crawling-0.15Kneeling or crawling: A 1.67, B 1.52

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: 100%).

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: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Systems Analysis
Mathematics
Operations Analysis

To build: 5

Operations Monitoring +0.88
Systems Evaluation +0.76
Quality Control Analysis +0.75
Active Learning +0.63
Judgment and Decision Making +0.50

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