Compare A Electrical Assembler ↔ B Facilities Director

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No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Production Supervisor: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 3, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 4, to Facilities Director: 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 Assembler to Production Supervisor
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Production Supervisor to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Facilities Manager
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (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).
Move 4 R1 step up on Facilities maintenance
Facilities Manager to Facilities Director
- Next rung on 'Facilities maintenance' (Senior to Top).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

Facilities Director: 48% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Electrical Assembler (29%).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%+19 pts48%

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

1.9 / 5+0.42.2 / 5

Very hot or cold+1.25Very hot or cold: A 1.03, B 2.28
Outdoors, all weather+1.12Outdoors, all weather: A 1.54, B 2.66
High places+0.90High places: A 1.29, B 2.19
Hazardous conditions+0.62Hazardous conditions: A 1.85, B 2.47
Climbing ladders+0.54Climbing ladders: A 1.29, B 1.83

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: 7% 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 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

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

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 6

Management of Personnel Resources +1.50
Speaking +1.26
Social Perceptiveness +1.24
Persuasion +1.12
Instructing +1.00
Learning Strategies +1.00

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