Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Stationary Engineer
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2 moves · +$26,810 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Move 1 R1 step up on Facilities maintenance
Maintenance Helper to Facilities Technician +$9,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Next rung on 'Facilities maintenance' (Start to Skilled). O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Supplemental).
- 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, Repairing, Troubleshooting
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Stationary Engineer +$17,140 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Side by side
All Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: Texas median $63,810, $26,810 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Stationary Engineer 32%, 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: Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year
B +2.1% United States, 3,800 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+0.03.3 / 5
- Hazardous conditions+0.99Hazardous conditions: A 3.3, B 4.29
- Protective gear-0.74Protective gear: A 3.12, B 2.38
- Bending or twisting-0.51Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 2.62
- High places+0.43High places: A 3.23, B 3.66
- Standing-0.41Standing: A 3.99, B 3.58
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 found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.
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: 24%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Coordination
To build: 4
- Operations Monitoring +0.88
- Active Learning +0.50
- Complex Problem Solving +0.50
- Reading Comprehension +0.50
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