Compare A Fiber Optic Technician ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst
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2 moves · +$31,650 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Telecommunications Systems Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Computer Systems Analyst: 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
Fiber Optic Technician to Telecommunications Systems Engineer +$57,570 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Engineering Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (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
Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Computer Systems Analyst -$25,920 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.73 (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).
Side by side
All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $31,650 more a year than all Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ($75,740), every experience level.
Computer Systems Analyst: 56% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Fiber Optic Technician (30%).
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 +4.3% Texas, 810 openings a year
B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.5 / 5-2.11.4 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-3.82Outdoors, all weather: A 4.95, B 1.13
- Very hot or cold-3.28Very hot or cold: A 4.43, B 1.15
- Hazardous equipment-2.57Hazardous equipment: A 3.68, B 1.11
- High places-2.36High places: A 3.48, B 1.12
- Bending or twisting-2.25Bending or twisting: A 3.63, B 1.38
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: 43% do).
License
A No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03).
B 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).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 29%).
B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Troubleshooting
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Service Orientation
To build: 6
- Programming +1.87
- Systems Evaluation +1.63
- Systems Analysis +1.50
- Learning Strategies +1.12
- Operations Analysis +1.12
- Active Learning +1.00
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