Compare A Electrical Apprentice ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker
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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).
- Move 2, to Sheet Metal Worker: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Sheet Metal Worker
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Sheet Metal Worker 28%, 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
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.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
B +5.3% Texas, 950 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 / 5-1.22.9 / 5
- Climbing ladders-2.48Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 1.72
- Hazardous conditions-1.64Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.95
- Cramped space-1.63Cramped space: A 4.4, B 2.77
- Outdoors, all weather-1.62Outdoors, all weather: A 4.13, B 2.51
- Keeping balance-1.59Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.26
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: 0% do).
License
A Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.
B Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.
Experience
A To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 0
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