Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Industrial Machinery Mechanic
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1 move · +$24,930 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Industrial Machinery Mechanic: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Maintenance Helper to Industrial Machinery Mechanic +$24,930 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Machinery Mechanics as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Industrial Machinery Mechanics: Texas median $61,930, $24,930 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.
Industrial Machinery Mechanic: 47% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Maintenance Helper (29%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year
B +21.8% Texas, 6,380 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 / 5-0.32.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.25Outdoors, all weather: A 3.94, B 2.69
- Very hot or cold-0.66Very hot or cold: A 3.87, B 3.21
- Protective gear-0.62Protective gear: A 3.12, B 2.5
- Bending or twisting-0.53Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 2.6
- Keeping balance-0.44Keeping balance: A 2.27, B 1.83
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 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.
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: 32%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Time Management
To build: 6
- Equipment Maintenance +0.88
- Operation and Control +0.88
- Operations Monitoring +0.88
- Repairing +0.88
- Troubleshooting +0.88
- Quality Control Analysis +0.75
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