Compare A Journeyman Electrician ↔ B Electrical Foreman

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1 move · +$2.04/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716)

$40.75/h (Journeyman) to $42.79/h (Foreman (3 or Less)), one published document for every stop; +$4,243 a year at 2,080 h. source

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Journeyman Electrician to Electrical Foreman +$2.04/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716)
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Skilled to Lead).
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Coordination, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: Texas median $74,520, $15,950 more a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

Electrical Foreman: 63% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Journeyman Electrician (35%).

This level's pay

A $40.75/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026

B $42.79/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026

+$2.04/h on one document, Houston union minimum (IBEW 716): Journeyman $40.75/h to Foreman (3 or Less) $42.79/h (+$4,243 a year at 2,080 h). source

Gates on the route: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

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

$58,570+$15,950$74,520

Gates on the route: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

B +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%+27 pts63%

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

4.1 / 5-1.13.0 / 5

Climbing ladders-2.18Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.02
Keeping balance-2.04Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 1.81
Bending or twisting-2.02Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 2.66
Cramped space-1.99Cramped space: A 4.4, B 2.41
Hazardous conditions-1.64Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.95

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A Texas: Journeyman Electrician license (TDLR): 8,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician (exam allowed at 7,000) and a TDLR exam.

B Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Complex Problem Solving
Learning Strategies
Social Perceptiveness
Active Learning

To build: 3

Coordination +0.76
Negotiation +0.75
Management of Personnel Resources +0.74

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