Compare A Electrical Assembler ↔ B Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Assembler to Electric Motor Repairer
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.72.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Biomedical Equipment Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Biomedical Equipment Technician 28%, Electrical Assembler 29%.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.3% Texas, 1,950 openings a year

B +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%-1 pts28%

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

1.9 / 5+0.62.5 / 5

Very hot or cold+1.56Very hot or cold: A 1.03, B 2.59
Hazardous conditions+1.38Hazardous conditions: A 1.85, B 3.23
Cramped space+1.16Cramped space: A 1.87, B 3.03
Kneeling or crawling+1.07Kneeling or crawling: A 1.42, B 2.49
Protective gear+1.03Protective gear: A 1.1, B 2.13

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% 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 Texas and federal agencies read on 2026-10-03; electrical equipment makers' employees are exempt from the TDLR electrician license (1305.003(a)(7)).

B No license for this job title at the agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA). Texas health department rules for X-ray equipment service were not checked.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 51%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management

To build: 6

Repairing +2.63
Equipment Maintenance +2.38
Troubleshooting +1.50
Equipment Selection +1.38
Systems Analysis +1.00
Quality Control Analysis +0.76

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