Compare A Facilities Manager ↔ B Maintenance Electrician

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2 moves · -$2.62/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range

$29.23/h (Facility Services Manager) to $26.61/h (Electrician I), one published document for every stop; -$5,450 a year at 2,080 h. source

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 Maintenance Electrician: 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 Manager to Facilities Technician -$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- 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 R1 step up on Facilities maintenance
Facilities Technician to Maintenance Electrician +$4.98/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- Next rung on 'Facilities maintenance' (Skilled to Skilled).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Learning Strategies, Persuasion, Instructing

Side by side

All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $40,860 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Maintenance Electrician 35%, Facilities Manager 48%.

This level's pay

A $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

B $26.61 to $31.87/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

-$2.62/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Facility Services Manager $29.23/h to Electrician I $26.61/h (-$5,450 a year at 2,080 h). source

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).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$99,430-$40,860$58,570

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).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%-13 pts35%

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

2.2 / 5+1.94.1 / 5

Bending or twisting+2.60Bending or twisting: A 2.08, B 4.68
Climbing ladders+2.37Climbing ladders: A 1.83, B 4.2
Cramped space+2.32Cramped space: A 2.08, B 4.4
Keeping balance+2.19Keeping balance: A 1.66, B 3.85
Hazardous conditions+2.12Hazardous conditions: A 2.47, B 4.59

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: 1% 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 TDLR Maintenance Electrician license, unless the work is in-house maintenance for one employer with no new construction (1305.003(a)(8)).

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: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning
Judgment and Decision Making
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 6

Installation +2.13
Troubleshooting +1.38
Repairing +1.25
Equipment Selection +0.75
Operation and Control +0.75
Equipment Maintenance +0.62

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