Compare A Journeyman Electrician ↔ B Plumber Helper

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1 move · -$16,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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Journeyman Electrician to Plumber Helper -$16,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Side by side

All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $16,620 less a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Plumber Helper 27%, 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-$16,620$41,950

Gates on the route: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%-9 pts27%

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

4.1 / 5-0.63.6 / 5

Hazardous conditions-1.64Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.95
Keeping balance-1.21Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.64
Bending or twisting-0.96Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 3.72
Climbing ladders-0.89Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 3.31
Walking or running-0.86Walking or running: A 4.23, B 3.37

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 Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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