Compare A Electrical General Foreman ↔ B Electrical Foreman
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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 Electrical Foreman: 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 General Foreman to Electrical Foreman
- Same O*NET occupation (47-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers): O*NET lists both job titles under it; same tasks and skills data.
- 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: Electrical Foreman 63%, Electrical General Foreman 63%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $42.79/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026
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
No published schedule lists both rungs. Both roles fall under OEWS SOC 47-1011; OEWS does not split pay by level, so an occupation-wide difference would read $0.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year
B +10.0% Texas, 8,780 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+0.03.0 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+0.00Outdoors, all weather: A 4.43, B 4.43
- Very hot or cold+0.00Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 4.21
- Cramped space+0.00Cramped space: A 2.41, B 2.41
- High places+0.00High places: A 2.84, B 2.84
- Hazardous conditions+0.00Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 2.95
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: 10% do).
License
A Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).
B Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).
B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
To build: 0
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