Compare A Computer Repair Technician ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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3 moves · +$61,910 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Network Systems Administrator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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
Computer Repair Technician to Low-Voltage Technician +$13,890 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: license not checked yet.
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Installation, Monitoring
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Low-Voltage Technician to Network Systems Administrator +$41,870 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Network and Computer Systems Administrators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (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 3 Transfer move to the side
Network Systems Administrator to Computer Systems Analyst +$6,150 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 = 0.90.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Speaking, Active Learning

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $61,910 more a year than all Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers ($45,480), every experience level.

Computer Systems Analyst: 56% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3 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

$45,480+$61,910$107,390

Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet; Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +7.4% Texas, 790 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

19%+37 pts56%

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

2.2 / 5-0.81.4 / 5

Cramped space-1.73Cramped space: A 3.18, B 1.45
Standing-1.54Standing: A 3.92, B 2.38
Very hot or cold-1.40Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 1.15
Kneeling or crawling-1.33Kneeling or crawling: A 2.7, B 1.37
Bending or twisting-1.20Bending or twisting: A 2.58, B 1.38

Degree

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

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

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management

To build: 6

Systems Evaluation +1.37
Programming +1.13
Mathematics +1.12
Systems Analysis +1.00
Operations Analysis +0.88
Reading Comprehension +0.76

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