Compare A Journeyman Electrician ↔ B Electrical Superintendent

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2 moves · +$42,900 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Move 1 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Journeyman Electrician to Electrical Foreman +$15,950 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- 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
Move 2 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Superintendent +$26,950 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Lead to Senior). O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Long).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
- Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Active Learning

Side by side

All Construction Managers: Texas median $101,470, $42,900 more a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

Electrical Superintendent: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Journeyman Electrician (35%).

This level's pay

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

$58,570+$42,900$101,470

Gates on the route: Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%+38 pts74%

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

4.1 / 5-1.32.8 / 5

Bending or twisting-2.18Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 2.5
Cramped space-2.10Cramped space: A 4.4, B 2.3
Keeping balance-2.06Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 1.79
Hazardous conditions-1.99Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.6
Climbing ladders-1.65Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.55

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: 45% 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 No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Operations Analysis

To build: 6

Negotiation +1.63
Management of Financial Resources +1.24
Management of Personnel Resources +1.24
Management of Material Resources +1.00
Time Management +1.00
Complex Problem Solving +0.88

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