Compare A Industrial Machinery Mechanic ↔ B Appliance Service Technician
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3 moves · -$13,300 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to HVAC Technician: 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.
- Move 3, to Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Industrial Machinery Mechanic to Facilities Technician -$15,260 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88 (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
Facilities Technician to HVAC Technician +$11,090 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: 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.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
HVAC Technician to Appliance Service Technician -$9,130 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Home Appliance Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Repairing, Speaking
Side by side
All Home Appliance Repairers: Texas median $48,630, $13,300 less a year than all Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($61,930), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Appliance Service Technician 32%, Industrial Machinery Mechanic 47%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: HVAC Technician: 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; Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +21.8% Texas, 6,380 openings a year
B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.9 / 5-0.12.8 / 5
- High places-1.66High places: A 3.08, B 1.42
- Protective gear-1.39Protective gear: A 2.5, B 1.11
- Hazardous equipment-1.19Hazardous equipment: A 4.06, B 2.87
- Cramped space+1.17Cramped space: A 2.93, B 4.1
- Kneeling or crawling+1.07Kneeling or crawling: A 2.38, B 3.45
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 No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.
B Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 32%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
To build: 2
- Service Orientation +0.75
- Speaking +0.50
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