Compare A Electric Motor Repairer ↔ B Industrial Machinery Mechanic
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1 move · +$1,640 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Industrial Machinery Mechanic: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
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Electric Motor Repairer to Industrial Machinery Mechanic +$1,640 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Machinery Mechanics as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92.
- Gates: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
- Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring
Side by side
All Industrial Machinery Mechanics: Texas median $61,930, $1,640 more a year than all Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers ($60,290), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Industrial Machinery Mechanic 47%, Electric Motor Repairer 38%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.1% Texas, 260 openings a year
B +21.8% Texas, 6,380 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 / 5-0.12.9 / 5
- High places+0.81High places: A 2.27, B 3.08
- Kneeling or crawling-0.64Kneeling or crawling: A 3.02, B 2.38
- Walking or running+0.55Walking or running: A 2.9, B 3.45
- Hazardous conditions-0.49Hazardous conditions: A 3.86, B 3.37
- Bending or twisting-0.46Bending or twisting: A 3.06, B 2.6
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 Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 32%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
To build: 2
- Operation and Control +0.75
- Operations Monitoring +0.50
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