Compare A Facilities Maintenance Supervisor ↔ B Facilities Manager
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1 move · +$3.49/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
$25.74/h (General Maintenance Supervisor I) to $29.23/h (Facility Services Manager), one published document for every stop; +$7,259 a year at 2,080 h. source
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 R1 step up on Facilities maintenance
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to Facilities Manager +$3.49/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- Next rung on 'Facilities maintenance' (Lead to Senior). O*NET lists Facilities 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: Social Perceptiveness
Side by side
All Facilities Managers: Texas median $99,430, $22,670 more a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Manager 48%, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 53%.
This level's pay
A $25.74 to $30.50/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
B $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
+$3.49/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: General Maintenance Supervisor I $25.74/h to Facility Services Manager $29.23/h (+$7,259 a year at 2,080 h). source
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year
B +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.6 / 5-0.42.2 / 5
- Very hot or cold-1.14Very hot or cold: A 3.42, B 2.28
- Bending or twisting-1.05Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 2.08
- Hazardous equipment-0.92Hazardous equipment: A 3.54, B 2.62
- Outdoors, all weather-0.60Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 2.66
- Kneeling or crawling-0.40Kneeling or crawling: A 2.32, B 1.92
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).
License
A No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Coordination
To build: 1
- Social Perceptiveness +0.50
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