Compare A Electrical Assembler ↔ B Millwright

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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 Millwright: 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 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 Millwright
- O*NET lists Millwrights as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Electrical Assembler (29%).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%+53 pts82%

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

1.9 / 5+1.93.7 / 5

Protective gear+3.13Protective gear: A 1.1, B 4.23
Very hot or cold+3.11Very hot or cold: A 1.03, B 4.14
Outdoors, all weather+2.82Outdoors, all weather: A 1.54, B 4.36
High places+2.57High places: A 1.29, B 3.86
Cramped space+2.22Cramped space: A 1.87, B 4.09

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 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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 5

Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring
Coordination
Reading Comprehension

To build: 6

Equipment Maintenance +2.13
Installation +2.00
Repairing +2.00
Troubleshooting +1.37
Service Orientation +1.00
Operation and Control +0.63

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