Compare A HVAC Technician ↔ B Boilermaker

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1 move · +$17,990 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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HVAC Technician to Boilermaker +$17,990 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68.
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- Skills to build: Operation and Control

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All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $17,990 more a year than all Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ($57,760), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.8 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

$57,760+$17,990$75,750

Gates on the route: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

17%+63 pts80%

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

3.2 / 5+0.13.3 / 5

Kneeling or crawling+1.35Kneeling or crawling: A 1.75, B 3.1
Outdoors, all weather-1.00Outdoors, all weather: A 4.27, B 3.27
Walking or running+0.94Walking or running: A 2.45, B 3.39
Very hot or cold+0.77Very hot or cold: A 3.44, B 4.21
Cramped space+0.69Cramped space: A 2.68, B 3.37

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 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.

B No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

Experience

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

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Quality Control Analysis
Repairing
Troubleshooting

To build: 1

Operation and Control +0.75

Make this your goal

Save HVAC Technician to Boilermaker 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 1 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.