Compare A Industrial Engineer ↔ B Architectural Drafter
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2 moves · -$41,240 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Engineering Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Architectural Drafter: 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
Industrial Engineer to Facilities Engineering Manager +$66,810 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Engineering Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91 (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
Facilities Engineering Manager to Architectural Drafter -$108,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Civil Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- 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 Architectural and Civil Drafters: Texas median $63,320, $41,240 less a year than all Industrial Engineers ($104,560), every experience level.
Industrial Engineer: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.1 times the share for Architectural Drafter (26%).
This level's pay
A $101,314 a year H-1B filings, n = 42, TX+AZ, 2026
B No headline record for this level
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
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 +20.3% Texas, 2,390 openings a year
B +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.8 / 5-0.51.4 / 5
- Hazardous equipment-1.35Hazardous equipment: A 2.55, B 1.2
- Walking or running-0.84Walking or running: A 2.35, B 1.51
- Protective gear-0.75Protective gear: A 1.75, B 1
- Hazardous conditions-0.71Hazardous conditions: A 1.92, B 1.21
- Standing-0.69Standing: A 2.65, B 1.96
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 74%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 62%).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 42%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Speaking
To build: 0
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