Compare A Civil Engineering Technician ↔ B Electronic Design Engineer

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2 moves · +$72,830 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Architectural Drafter: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one).
Move 2, to Electronic Design Engineer: license depends on the work (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).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Civil Engineering Technician to Architectural Drafter +$3,930 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Civil Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one).
- Skills to build: Persuasion
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Architectural Drafter to Electronic Design Engineer +$68,900 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.66 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (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).

Side by side

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer: Texas median $132,220, $72,830 more a year than all Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($59,390), every experience level.

Electronic Design Engineer: 42% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 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

$59,390+$72,830$132,220

Gates on the route: Architectural Drafter: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one); Electronic Design Engineer: license depends on the work (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).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.0% Texas, 560 openings a year

B +19.5% Texas, 670 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

15%+27 pts42%

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

2.1 / 5-0.61.5 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-2.38Outdoors, all weather: A 3.52, B 1.14
Very hot or cold-1.57Very hot or cold: A 2.64, B 1.07
Hazardous equipment-1.39Hazardous equipment: A 2.92, B 1.53
Walking or running-0.74Walking or running: A 2.27, B 1.53
Bending or twisting-0.74Bending or twisting: A 2.05, B 1.31

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% do).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 86%).

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 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 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Mathematics
Writing
Monitoring

To build: 6

Technology Design +1.25
Troubleshooting +1.25
Quality Control Analysis +1.00
Complex Problem Solving +0.88
Systems Analysis +0.87
Learning Strategies +0.75

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