Compare A Construction Laborer ↔ B Boilermaker
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2 moves · +$35,130 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
- Move 2, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Construction Laborer to Facilities Technician +$6,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Boilermaker +$29,080 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Side by side
All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $35,130 more a year than all Construction Laborers ($40,620), every experience level.
Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.5 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license); Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year
B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.0 / 5+0.33.3 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.36Outdoors, all weather: A 4.63, B 3.27
- Hazardous equipment-1.07Hazardous equipment: A 4.34, B 3.27
- Climbing ladders+1.07Climbing ladders: A 1.76, B 2.83
- Keeping balance+1.04Keeping balance: A 1.59, B 2.63
- Protective gear+0.95Protective gear: A 2.48, B 3.43
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% 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 found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).
B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 4
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
To build: 6
- Operations Monitoring +1.00
- Quality Control Analysis +1.00
- Active Learning +0.88
- Repairing +0.87
- Troubleshooting +0.87
- Critical Thinking +0.75
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