Compare A Facilities Manager ↔ B Appliance Service Technician
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3 moves · -$50,800 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
- Move 2, to HVAC Technician: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.
- Move 3, to Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Manager to Facilities Technician -$52,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to HVAC Technician +$11,090 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
HVAC Technician to Appliance Service Technician -$9,130 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Home Appliance Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Repairing, Speaking
Side by side
All Home Appliance Repairers: Texas median $48,630, $50,800 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Appliance Service Technician 32%, Facilities Manager 48%.
This level's pay
A $29.23 to $36.54/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: Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license); HVAC Technician: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant; Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year
B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.2 / 5+0.62.8 / 5
- Cramped space+2.02Cramped space: A 2.08, B 4.1
- Very hot or cold+1.59Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 3.87
- Kneeling or crawling+1.53Kneeling or crawling: A 1.92, B 3.45
- Bending or twisting+1.19Bending or twisting: A 2.08, B 3.27
- Outdoors, all weather+0.83Outdoors, all weather: A 2.66, B 3.49
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 Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.
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: none (O*NET: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 6
- Installation +1.88
- Repairing +1.63
- Equipment Maintenance +1.24
- Troubleshooting +1.00
- Equipment Selection +0.75
- Operations Monitoring +0.62
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