Compare A Civil Engineer ↔ B Mechatronics Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Engineer (Electrical): no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Mechatronics 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 Facilities Engineer (Electrical)
- O*NET lists Electrical 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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); 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).
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Mechatronics Engineer 58%, 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
OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year
B +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.9 / 5-0.31.6 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.45Outdoors, all weather: A 2.81, B 1.36
- Very hot or cold-0.98Very hot or cold: A 2.24, B 1.26
- High places-0.96High places: A 2.19, B 1.23
- Climbing ladders-0.65Climbing ladders: A 1.76, B 1.11
- Protective gear-0.56Protective gear: A 1.81, B 1.25
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: 67%).
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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Mathematics
To build: 6
- Operation and Control +1.62
- Operations Monitoring +1.00
- Technology Design +0.87
- Quality Control Analysis +0.75
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.50
- Writing +0.50
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