Compare A Maintenance Mechanic ↔ B Appliance Service Technician

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3 moves · -$10,650 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Mobile Electronics Installer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Maintenance Mechanic to Boilermaker +$16,470 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Mobile Electronics Installer -$27,020 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Mobile Electronics Installer to Appliance Service Technician -$100 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Side by side

All Home Appliance Repairers: Texas median $48,630, $10,650 less a year than all Maintenance Workers, Machinery ($59,280), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.5 times the share for Appliance Service Technician (32%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$59,280-$10,650$48,630

Gates on the route: Boilermaker: license not checked yet; Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.4% Texas, 820 openings a year

B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

50%-18 pts32%

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

3.2 / 5-0.42.8 / 5

Protective gear-1.76Protective gear: A 2.87, B 1.11
High places-1.55High places: A 2.97, B 1.42
Standing-1.08Standing: A 4.3, B 3.22
Hazardous equipment-0.99Hazardous equipment: A 3.86, B 2.87
Climbing ladders-0.98Climbing ladders: A 2.38, B 1.4

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 3% 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 Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Repairing
Equipment Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension

To build: 3

Service Orientation +0.88
Critical Thinking +0.75
Speaking +0.62

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