Compare A Warehouse Worker ↔ B HVAC Technician

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No pay difference shown for this route: weatherization Installer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to HVAC Technician: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Warehouse Worker to Weatherization Installer
- Entry station closest in skills: skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70.
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Installation, Systems Analysis, Quality Control Analysis
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to HVAC Technician
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection

Side by side

All Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: Texas median $57,760, $20,220 more a year than all Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand ($37,540), every experience level.

Warehouse Worker: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.8 times the share for HVAC Technician (17%).

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

$37,540+$20,220$57,760

Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common); HVAC Technician: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +13.0% Texas, 3,350 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%-46 pts17%

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

3.0 / 5+0.13.2 / 5

High places+1.55High places: A 1.83, B 3.38
Climbing ladders+1.32Climbing ladders: A 1.55, B 2.87
Keeping balance+1.05Keeping balance: A 1.76, B 2.81
Very hot or cold-0.88Very hot or cold: A 4.32, B 3.44
Cramped space-0.71Cramped space: A 3.39, B 2.68

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: 0% do).

License

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

B Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

Experience

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

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 39%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 4

Active Listening
Coordination
Monitoring
Speaking

To build: 6

Installation +2.25
Troubleshooting +1.75
Repairing +1.50
Equipment Maintenance +1.37
Equipment Selection +1.37
Operations Monitoring +1.13

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