Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Millwright

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1 move · +$25,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Millwright: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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Maintenance Helper to Millwright +$25,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Millwrights as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting

Side by side

All Millwrights: Texas median $62,630, $25,630 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.

Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 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+$25,630$62,630

Gates on the route: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year

B +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%+52 pts82%

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

3.2 / 5+0.53.7 / 5

Protective gear+1.11Protective gear: A 3.12, B 4.23
Cramped space+0.93Cramped space: A 3.16, B 4.09
Kneeling or crawling+0.79Kneeling or crawling: A 2.66, B 3.45
Bending or twisting+0.78Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 3.91
Hazardous equipment+0.77Hazardous equipment: A 3.73, B 4.5

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 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring
Coordination
Speaking

To build: 6

Installation +1.37
Equipment Maintenance +0.63
Troubleshooting +0.63
Service Orientation +0.62
Complex Problem Solving +0.50
Critical Thinking +0.50

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