Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Maintenance Mechanic

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1 move · +$22,280 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Maintenance Mechanic: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Maintenance Helper to Maintenance Mechanic +$22,280 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance Workers, Machinery 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: Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Repairing

Side by side

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery: Texas median $59,280, $22,280 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 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

$37,000+$22,280$59,280

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 +4.4% Texas, 820 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%+20 pts50%

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

3.2 / 5-0.13.2 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.03Outdoors, all weather: A 3.94, B 2.91
Keeping balance-0.43Keeping balance: A 2.27, B 1.84
Very hot or cold-0.42Very hot or cold: A 3.87, B 3.45
Hazardous conditions+0.41Hazardous conditions: A 3.3, B 3.71
Standing+0.31Standing: A 3.99, B 4.3

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: 3% 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: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management

To build: 5

Equipment Maintenance +0.63
Operations Monitoring +0.63
Repairing +0.63
Troubleshooting +0.63
Operation and Control +0.50

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