Compare A Electrical Project Manager ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker
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No pay difference shown for this route: weatherization Installer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Solar Energy Installation Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
- Move 3, to Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Project Manager to Solar Energy Installation Manager
- O*NET lists Solar Energy Installation Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- 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
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Weatherization Installer
- O*NET lists Weatherization Installers and Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to Sheet Metal Worker
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Side by side
All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $47,230 less a year than all Construction Managers ($101,470), every experience level.
Electrical Project Manager: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.6 times the share for Sheet Metal Worker (28%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year
B +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.8 / 5+0.12.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.34Outdoors, all weather: A 3.85, B 2.51
- Standing+1.24Standing: A 3.6, B 4.84
- Bending or twisting+1.24Bending or twisting: A 2.5, B 3.74
- High places-0.88High places: A 3.1, B 2.22
- Climbing ladders-0.83Climbing ladders: A 2.55, B 1.72
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 45% 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 TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.
B Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 0
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