Compare A Facilities Maintenance Supervisor ↔ B Industrial Machinery Mechanic
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No pay difference shown for this route: wind Site Manager: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Wind Site Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Geothermal Technician: license depends on the work (Texas: ground-source heat pump work is heating and cooling work licensed by TDLR (A/C program). Well and loop drilling rules (TDLR water well drillers) were not checked).
- Move 3, to Industrial Machinery Mechanic: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to Wind Site Manager
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Wind Site Manager to Geothermal Technician
- O*NET lists Geothermal Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.64 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: ground-source heat pump work is heating and cooling work licensed by TDLR (A/C program). Well and loop drilling rules (TDLR water well drillers) were not checked).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Geothermal Technician to Industrial Machinery Mechanic
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Industrial Machinery Mechanics: Texas median $61,930, $14,830 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Industrial Machinery Mechanic 47%, 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 No headline record for this level
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: Geothermal Technician: license depends on the work (Texas: ground-source heat pump work is heating and cooling work licensed by TDLR (A/C program). Well and loop drilling rules (TDLR water well drillers) were not checked).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year
B +21.8% Texas, 6,380 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+0.32.9 / 5
- Standing+0.94Standing: A 3.01, B 3.95
- High places+0.65High places: A 2.43, B 3.08
- Hazardous conditions+0.63Hazardous conditions: A 2.74, B 3.37
- Protective gear+0.59Protective gear: A 1.91, B 2.5
- Outdoors, all weather-0.57Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 2.69
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: 0% 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 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.
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 32%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Quality Control Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 5
- Equipment Maintenance +1.12
- Repairing +1.12
- Operation and Control +1.00
- Troubleshooting +0.88
- Operations Monitoring +0.62
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