Compare A Lighting Technician ↔ B Residential Wireman

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 2, to Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Lighting Technician to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Primary-Long).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 2 B3 step up on Residential wiring (Texas)
Electrical Apprentice to Residential Wireman
- Next rung on 'Residential wiring (Texas)' (Start to Skilled). O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Primary-Short).
- Gates: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.

Side by side

All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $5,420 more a year than all Lighting Technicians ($53,150), every experience level.

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

$53,150+$5,420$58,570

Gates on the route: Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +2.2% Texas, 20 openings a year

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

Degree

A Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% 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 Texas: Residential Wireman license (TDLR): 4,000 hours or an approved CTE program, plus an exam. Homes and apartments up to four stories only.

Experience

A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

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