Compare A Facilities Technician ↔ B Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

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2 moves · +$4.11/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range

$21.63/h (Maintenance Worker II) to $25.74/h (General Maintenance Supervisor I), one published document for every stop; +$8,549 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 2, to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: 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).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Facilities Manager +$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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
Facilities Manager to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor -$3.49/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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).

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: Texas median $76,760, $30,090 more a year than all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ($46,670), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 53%, Facilities Technician 62%.

This level's pay

A $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

B $25.74 to $30.50/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

+$4.11/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Maintenance Worker II $21.63/h to General Maintenance Supervisor I $25.74/h (+$8,549 a year at 2,080 h). source

Gates on the route: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: 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).

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

$46,670+$30,090$76,760

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

62%-9 pts53%

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

3.4 / 5-0.82.6 / 5

Standing-1.09Standing: A 4.1, B 3.01
Walking or running-1.00Walking or running: A 3.89, B 2.89
Keeping balance-1.00Keeping balance: A 2.57, B 1.57
Outdoors, all weather-0.98Outdoors, all weather: A 4.24, B 3.26
Climbing ladders-0.89Climbing ladders: A 2.61, B 1.72

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.

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: 47%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 5

Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Troubleshooting
Operation and Control
Writing

To build: 6

Management of Personnel Resources +1.50
Monitoring +0.88
Learning Strategies +0.87
Systems Evaluation +0.87
Coordination +0.75
Judgment and Decision Making +0.75

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