Compare A Facilities Maintenance Supervisor ↔ B Maintenance Helper

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3, to Maintenance Helper: license depends on the work (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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Apprentice to Maintenance Helper
- O*NET lists Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89.
- Gates: license depends on the work (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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Side by side

All Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: Texas median $37,000, $39,760 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: 53% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Maintenance Helper (29%).

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

$76,760-$39,760$37,000

Gates on the route: Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Maintenance Helper: license depends on the work (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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

B +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

53%-24 pts29%

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

2.6 / 5+0.63.2 / 5

Protective gear+1.21Protective gear: A 1.91, B 3.12
Standing+0.98Standing: A 3.01, B 3.99
Cramped space+0.80Cramped space: A 2.36, B 3.16
High places+0.80High places: A 2.43, B 3.23
Keeping balance+0.70Keeping balance: A 1.57, B 2.27

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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Monitoring
Operation and Control
Operations Monitoring

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