Compare A Electrical Foreman ↔ B Journeyman Electrician
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1 move · -$2.04/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716)
$42.79/h (Foreman (3 or Less)) to $40.75/h (Journeyman), one published document for every stop; -$4,243 a year at 2,080 h. source
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Journeyman Electrician: 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 Foreman to Journeyman Electrician -$2.04/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716)
- O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.72 (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
All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $15,950 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers ($74,520), every experience level.
Electrical Foreman: 63% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Journeyman Electrician (35%).
This level's pay
A $42.79/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026
B $40.75/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026
-$2.04/h on one document, Houston union minimum (IBEW 716): Foreman (3 or Less) $42.79/h to Journeyman $40.75/h (-$4,243 a year at 2,080 h). source
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.0 / 5+1.14.1 / 5
- Climbing ladders+2.18Climbing ladders: A 2.02, B 4.2
- Keeping balance+2.04Keeping balance: A 1.81, B 3.85
- Bending or twisting+2.02Bending or twisting: A 2.66, B 4.68
- Cramped space+1.99Cramped space: A 2.41, B 4.4
- Hazardous conditions+1.64Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 4.59
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).
License
A Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).
B Texas: Journeyman Electrician license (TDLR): 8,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician (exam allowed at 7,000) and a TDLR exam.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).
B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Quality Control Analysis
To build: 4
- Installation +2.25
- Troubleshooting +1.88
- Repairing +1.50
- Equipment Maintenance +1.00
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