Compare A Facilities Engineering Manager ↔ B Industrial Engineer
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1 move · -$66,810 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Industrial Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
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Facilities Engineering Manager to Industrial Engineer -$66,810 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Side by side
All Industrial Engineers: Texas median $104,560, $66,810 less a year than all Architectural and Engineering Managers ($171,370), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Industrial Engineer 80%, Facilities Engineering Manager 84%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $101,314 a year H-1B filings, n = 42, TX+AZ, 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
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.2% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
B +20.3% Texas, 2,390 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.5 / 5+0.41.8 / 5
- Hazardous equipment+1.01Hazardous equipment: A 1.54, B 2.55
- Bending or twisting+0.58Bending or twisting: A 1.09, B 1.67
- Protective gear+0.56Protective gear: A 1.19, B 1.75
- Standing+0.49Standing: A 2.16, B 2.65
- Walking or running+0.44Walking or running: A 1.91, B 2.35
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 99%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 74%).
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 Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 36%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 42%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Speaking
- Writing
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