Compare A Infrastructure Engineer ↔ B Fire Alarm Technician

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

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Telecommunications Systems Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Fire Alarm Technician: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Infrastructure Engineer to Telecommunications Systems Engineer
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Engineering Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Fire Alarm Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Fire Alarm Technician 57%, Infrastructure Engineer 41%.

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

$111,530no difference shown$52,270

OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.9% Texas, 4,710 openings a year

B +21.6% Texas, 1,300 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

41%+16 pts57%

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

1.7 / 5+1.22.9 / 5

Very hot or cold+2.19Very hot or cold: A 1.3, B 3.49
Standing+2.09Standing: A 2.24, B 4.33
Climbing ladders+2.01Climbing ladders: A 1.45, B 3.46
Outdoors, all weather+1.81Outdoors, all weather: A 1.62, B 3.43
High places+1.61High places: A 1.5, B 3.11

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% 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 TDLR electrician license for fire alarm circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). The fire alarm license from the State Fire Marshal (TDI) was not checked: site unreachable 2026-10-03.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).

B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 41%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Operations Monitoring

To build: 3

Installation +1.76
Repairing +1.25
Troubleshooting +0.50

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