Compare A Warehouse Worker ↔ B Electrical Apprentice

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Construction Laborer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, 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 3, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Warehouse Worker to Construction Laborer
- Entry station closest in skills: O*NET lists Construction Laborers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.56.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Operation and Control, Speaking
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Construction Laborer to Facilities Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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 3 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.67 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Side by side

Warehouse Worker: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Electrical Apprentice (35%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026

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

$37,540no difference shown$58,570

All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 31,990 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

62%-27 pts35%

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

3.0 / 5+1.14.1 / 5

Climbing ladders+2.65Climbing ladders: A 1.55, B 4.2
Keeping balance+2.09Keeping balance: A 1.76, B 3.85
High places+1.86High places: A 1.83, B 3.69
Kneeling or crawling+1.81Kneeling or crawling: A 1.94, B 3.75
Walking or running+1.41Walking or running: A 2.82, B 4.23

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

License

A Outside occupation (starting point); its own licensing is not assessed here.

B Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.

Experience

A Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed (O*NET).

B To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 1

Coordination

To build: 6

Installation +2.25
Troubleshooting +2.00
Repairing +1.62
Active Learning +1.25
Equipment Selection +1.25
Quality Control Analysis +1.25

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