Compare A Communications Electrician Supervisor ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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Your route

3 moves · +$30,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Management Analyst: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one).
Move 3, to Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Communications Electrician Supervisor to Facilities Manager +$22,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Manager to Management Analyst +$1,970 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Management Analysts as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.73 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Management Analyst to Computer Systems Analyst +$5,990 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Troubleshooting, Programming, Operations Monitoring

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $30,630 more a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Systems Analyst 56%, Communications Electrician Supervisor 53%.

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

$76,760+$30,630$107,390

Gates on the route: Management Analyst: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one); Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

53%+3 pts56%

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

2.6 / 5-1.21.4 / 5

Hazardous equipment-2.43Hazardous equipment: A 3.54, B 1.11
Very hot or cold-2.27Very hot or cold: A 3.42, B 1.15
Outdoors, all weather-2.13Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 1.13
Bending or twisting-1.75Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 1.38
Hazardous conditions-1.61Hazardous conditions: A 2.74, B 1.13

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: 43% 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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring
Coordination

To build: 4

Programming +1.37
Systems Evaluation +0.63
Operations Analysis +0.50
Systems Analysis +0.50

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