Compare A Electrical Apprentice ↔ B Facilities Technician
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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.
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).
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Electrical Apprentice to Facilities Technician
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.67 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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).
Side by side
Facilities Technician: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Electrical Apprentice (35%).
This level's pay
A $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026
B $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Electrical Apprentice uses the Electricians data, where apprentices are counted (SOC Classification Principle 7); that occupation's median is mostly journeyman pay, so it is not compared.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
B +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
4.1 / 5-0.73.4 / 5
- Climbing ladders-1.59Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.61
- Cramped space-1.30Cramped space: A 4.4, B 3.1
- Keeping balance-1.28Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.57
- Hazardous conditions-1.10Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 3.49
- Bending or twisting-1.00Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 3.68
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).
License
A Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.
B No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
Experience
A To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
To build: 1
- Equipment Maintenance +0.88
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