Compare A Electrical Project Manager ↔ B Technical Director
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4 moves · -$29,760 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor): no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Management Analyst: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one).
- Move 3, to Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 4, to Technical Director: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Technical Director hold one).
Move 1 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Project Manager to Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) +$1,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Senior to Top). O*NET lists General and Operations Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Persuasion
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) to Management Analyst -$1,830 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Management Analysts as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Management Analyst to Computer Systems Analyst +$5,990 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Troubleshooting, Programming, Operations Monitoring
Move 4 Transfer move to the side
Computer Systems Analyst to Technical Director -$35,680 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Technical Director hold one).
Side by side
All Media Technical Directors/Managers: Texas median $71,710, $29,760 less a year than all Construction Managers ($101,470), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Technical Director 77%, Electrical Project Manager 74%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Management Analyst: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Management Analyst hold one); Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Technical Director: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Technical Director hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year
B +7.1% Texas, 620 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 / 5-1.01.8 / 5
- Hazardous equipment-1.85Hazardous equipment: A 3.45, B 1.6
- Protective gear-1.62Protective gear: A 2.8, B 1.18
- Standing-1.31Standing: A 3.6, B 2.29
- Outdoors, all weather-1.28Outdoors, all weather: A 3.85, B 2.57
- Very hot or cold-1.20Very hot or cold: A 3.25, B 2.05
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 45% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 92%).
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 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: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 49%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 2
- Operation and Control +1.00
- Operations Monitoring +0.50
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