Compare A Housekeeping Supervisor ↔ B Biomedical Equipment Technician

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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 Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3, to Electric Motor Repairer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 4, to Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Housekeeping Supervisor to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Active Listening, Coordination, Critical Thinking
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Apprentice to Electric Motor Repairer
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.65 (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 4 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Biomedical Equipment Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Medical Equipment Repairers: Texas median $58,370, $16,710 more a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers ($41,660), every experience level.

Biomedical Equipment Technician: 28% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 times the share for Housekeeping Supervisor (16%).

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

$41,660+$16,710$58,370

Gates on the route: Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.5% Texas, 2,970 openings a year

B +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

16%+11 pts28%

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

2.4 / 5+0.12.5 / 5

Walking or running-1.07Walking or running: A 3.7, B 2.63
Protective gear+0.93Protective gear: A 1.2, B 2.13
Very hot or cold+0.92Very hot or cold: A 1.67, B 2.59
Cramped space+0.91Cramped space: A 2.12, B 3.03
Hazardous equipment+0.81Hazardous equipment: A 1.56, B 2.37

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 12% do).

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

License

A 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).

B No license for this job title at the agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA). Texas health department rules for X-ray equipment service were not checked.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 6

Repairing +2.37
Equipment Maintenance +1.88
Troubleshooting +1.76
Operations Monitoring +1.25
Equipment Selection +1.00
Systems Analysis +0.62

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Save Housekeeping Supervisor to Biomedical Equipment Technician as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.