Compare A Communications Electrician Supervisor ↔ B Computer Repair Technician

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Your route

No route of 4 moves or fewer from Communications Electrician Supervisor to Computer Repair Technician.

Why

The shortest path in the data takes 5 moves, more than the 4 this map plans.

Shortest path in the data (5 moves): Communications Electrician Supervisor → Electrical Foreman → Electrical Apprentice → Boilermaker → Mobile Electronics Installer → Computer Repair Technician

Gates for Computer Repair Technician

Degree Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).
License 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 Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

Nearest job you can reach

Mobile Electronics Installer 4 moves · closest skills to Computer Repair Technician among the jobs you can reach (O*NET, similarity 1.00)

People reach Computer Repair Technician from

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Side by side

All Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: Texas median $45,480, $31,280 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.

Communications Electrician Supervisor: 53% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Computer Repair Technician (19%).

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

$76,760-$31,280$45,480

Gates checked: Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do). 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). Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

B +7.4% Texas, 790 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

53%-34 pts19%

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

2.6 / 5-0.42.2 / 5

Hazardous equipment-1.95Hazardous equipment: A 3.54, B 1.59
High places-1.17High places: A 2.43, B 1.26
Outdoors, all weather-1.01Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 2.25
Standing+0.91Standing: A 3.01, B 3.92
Very hot or cold-0.87Very hot or cold: A 3.42, B 2.55

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).

License

A Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8).

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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).

B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Quality Control Analysis
Speaking
Time Management
Operations Monitoring

To build: 3

Installation +1.25
Repairing +0.74
Equipment Selection +0.50

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