Compare A Industrial Engineer ↔ B Civil Engineer

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

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Wind Energy Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Civil Engineer: 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 Wind Energy Engineer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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
Wind Energy Engineer to Civil Engineer
- O*NET lists Civil Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Time Management, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving

Side by side

All Civil Engineers: Texas median $96,860, $7,700 less a year than all Industrial Engineers ($104,560), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Civil Engineer 57%, Industrial Engineer 80%.

This level's pay

A $101,314 a year H-1B filings, n = 42, TX+AZ, 2026

B $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 2026

-$12,058 a year on one document, H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ: SOC 17-2112 and job title contains every word of 'Industrial Engineer' and no seniority word $101,314 to SOC 17-2051 and job title contains every word of 'Civil Engineer' and no seniority word $89,256. source

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

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

$104,560-$7,700$96,860

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 +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-23 pts57%

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

1.8 / 5+0.01.9 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.05Outdoors, all weather: A 1.76, B 2.81
High places+0.75High places: A 1.44, B 2.19
Climbing ladders+0.63Climbing ladders: A 1.13, B 1.76
Hazardous equipment-0.60Hazardous equipment: A 2.55, B 1.95
Standing-0.46Standing: A 2.65, B 2.19

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: 100%).

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 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.

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Learning

To build: 6

Science +1.63
Operations Analysis +1.12
Time Management +0.75
Mathematics +0.63
Negotiation +0.62
Systems Analysis +0.50

Make this your goal

Save Industrial Engineer to Civil Engineer 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.