Compare A Civil Engineering Technician ↔ B Electrical Drafter
ShareYour route
1 move · +$21,230 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, 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
Civil Engineering Technician to Electrical Drafter +$21,230 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronics Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- 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, $21,230 more a year than all Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($59,390), every experience level.
Electrical Drafter: 36% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.4 times the share for Civil Engineering Technician (15%).
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 +10.0% Texas, 560 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
2.1 / 5-0.51.5 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.41Outdoors, all weather: A 3.52, B 2.11
- Hazardous equipment-1.30Hazardous equipment: A 2.92, B 1.62
- Very hot or cold-0.88Very hot or cold: A 2.64, B 1.76
- Bending or twisting-0.56Bending or twisting: A 2.05, B 1.49
- Cramped space-0.52Cramped space: A 1.78, B 1.26
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
License
A 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).
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: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).
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
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Time Management
To build: 0
Make this your goal
Save Civil Engineering Technician to Electrical Drafter 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. Free with an account.
Share your route
One number, the route and its gate go on the card; nothing about you. Your device's dark mode picks the dark card.
Save routes and track your hours with ET Member. Saved routes, your gap plan and alerts when pay, license rules or exams change.
