Compare A Electrical Apprentice ↔ B Plumber Helper

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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.

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Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

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Electrical Apprentice to Plumber Helper
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Plumber Helper 27%, Electrical Apprentice 35%.

This level's pay

A $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026

B No headline record for this level

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

$58,570no difference shown$41,950

No published schedule lists both rungs. 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 +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%-9 pts27%

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

4.1 / 5-0.63.6 / 5

Hazardous conditions-1.64Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.95
Keeping balance-1.21Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.64
Bending or twisting-0.96Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 3.72
Climbing ladders-0.89Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 3.31
Walking or running-0.86Walking or running: A 4.23, B 3.37

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: 10% do).

License

A Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.

B Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Experience

A To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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