Compare A Facilities Director ↔ B Stationary Engineer

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3 moves · -$35,620 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 Stationary Engineer: 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 Stationary Engineer +$17,140 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: Texas median $63,810, $35,620 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.

Facilities Director: 48% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.5 times the share for Stationary Engineer (32%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$99,430-$35,620$63,810

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); Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

B +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%-16 pts32%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.2 / 5+1.03.3 / 5

Hazardous conditions+1.82Hazardous conditions: A 2.47, B 4.29
Very hot or cold+1.80Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 4.08
Outdoors, all weather+1.60Outdoors, all weather: A 2.66, B 4.26
High places+1.47High places: A 2.19, B 3.66
Hazardous equipment+1.37Hazardous equipment: A 2.62, B 3.99

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 found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

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: 24%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 5

Operation and Control +1.13
Operations Monitoring +1.12
Repairing +1.00
Equipment Maintenance +0.87
Troubleshooting +0.63

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