Compare A Computer Hardware Engineer ↔ B Chemical 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 Mechatronics Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Chemical 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
Computer Hardware Engineer to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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
Mechatronics Engineer to Chemical Engineer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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 Chemical Engineers: Texas median $132,750, $31,110 less a year than all Computer Hardware Engineers ($163,860), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Chemical Engineer 70%, Computer Hardware Engineer 76%.
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 +17.4% Texas, 230 openings a year
B +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.3 / 5+0.72.0 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+1.50Outdoors, all weather: A 1.37, B 2.87
- Hazardous conditions+1.35Hazardous conditions: A 1.43, B 2.78
- Hazardous equipment+1.18Hazardous equipment: A 1.21, B 2.39
- Protective gear+1.16Protective gear: A 1.14, B 2.3
- Very hot or cold+1.00Very hot or cold: A 1.3, B 2.3
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 93%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 28%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Operations Analysis
- Speaking
To build: 4
- Science +1.24
- Mathematics +0.50
- Systems Analysis +0.50
- Systems Evaluation +0.50
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