Compare A Facilities Technician ↔ B Maintenance Electrician
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1 move · +$4.98/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
$21.63/h (Maintenance Worker II) to $26.61/h (Electrician I), one published document for every stop; +$10,358 a year at 2,080 h. source
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Maintenance Electrician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 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, $11,900 more a year than all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ($46,670), every experience level.
Facilities Technician: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Maintenance Electrician (35%).
This level's pay
A $21.63 to $23.79/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
+$4.98/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Maintenance Worker II $21.63/h to Electrician I $26.61/h (+$10,358 a year at 2,080 h). source
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.4 / 5+0.74.1 / 5
- Climbing ladders+1.59Climbing ladders: A 2.61, B 4.2
- Cramped space+1.30Cramped space: A 3.1, B 4.4
- Keeping balance+1.28Keeping balance: A 2.57, B 3.85
- Hazardous conditions+1.10Hazardous conditions: A 3.49, B 4.59
- Bending or twisting+1.00Bending or twisting: A 3.68, B 4.68
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: 1% do).
License
A No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
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: 47%).
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
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Installation
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 6
- Learning Strategies +0.75
- Persuasion +0.75
- Instructing +0.62
- Mathematics +0.62
- Service Orientation +0.62
- Systems Analysis +0.50
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