Compare A Facilities Director ↔ B Biomedical Equipment Technician
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4 moves · -$41,060 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 2, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 3, to Electric Motor Repairer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 4, to Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Director to Electrical Superintendent +$2,040 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license depends on the work (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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Operations Analysis, Negotiation
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Superintendent to Facilities Technician -$54,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.42 (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).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Electric Motor Repairer +$13,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving
Move 4 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Biomedical Equipment Technician -$1,920 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Side by side
All Medical Equipment Repairers: Texas median $58,370, $41,060 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.
Facilities Director: 48% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 times the share for Biomedical Equipment Technician (28%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (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), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year
B +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.2 / 5+0.22.5 / 5
- Cramped space+0.95Cramped space: A 2.08, B 3.03
- Hazardous conditions+0.76Hazardous conditions: A 2.47, B 3.23
- High places-0.62High places: A 2.19, B 1.57
- Standing+0.61Standing: A 2.93, B 3.54
- Kneeling or crawling+0.57Kneeling or crawling: A 1.92, B 2.49
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% 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 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No license for this job title at the agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA). Texas health department rules for X-ray equipment service were not checked.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 40%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 6
- Repairing +2.00
- Equipment Maintenance +1.62
- Troubleshooting +1.26
- Equipment Selection +0.75
- Operations Monitoring +0.62
- Quality Control Analysis +0.50
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