Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Biomedical Equipment Technician
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2 moves · +$21,370 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Maintenance Helper to Electric Motor Repairer +$23,290 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Selection, Repairing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Biomedical Equipment Technician -$1,920 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Side by side
All Medical Equipment Repairers: Texas median $58,370, $21,370 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Biomedical Equipment Technician 28%, Maintenance Helper 29%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Biomedical Equipment Technician: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year
B +21.9% Texas, 780 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.2 / 5-0.82.5 / 5
- High places-1.66High places: A 3.23, B 1.57
- Outdoors, all weather-1.48Outdoors, all weather: A 3.94, B 2.46
- Hazardous equipment-1.36Hazardous equipment: A 3.73, B 2.37
- Very hot or cold-1.28Very hot or cold: A 3.87, B 2.59
- Protective gear-0.99Protective gear: A 3.12, B 2.13
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
License
A No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.
B No license for this job title at the agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA). Texas health department rules for X-ray equipment service were not checked.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 34%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 40%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 5
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Equipment Selection
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Time Management
To build: 5
- Repairing +1.13
- Equipment Maintenance +0.88
- Systems Analysis +0.88
- Troubleshooting +0.76
- Reading Comprehension +0.50
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