Compare A Master Electrician ↔ B Electrical Project Manager

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No pay difference shown for this route: weatherization Installer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Lineworker (Power Line): Journeyman Lineman (TDLR) license.
Move 2, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
Move 3, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
Move 4, to Electrical Project Manager: 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
Master Electrician to Lineworker (Power Line)
- O*NET lists Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: Journeyman Lineman (TDLR) license.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Lineworker (Power Line) to Weatherization Installer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to Electrical Superintendent
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
Move 4 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Superintendent to Electrical Project Manager
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Senior to Senior).
- 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 Construction Managers: Texas median $101,470, $42,900 more a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

Electrical Project Manager: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Master Electrician (35%).

This level's pay

A $32.23 to $40.29/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

B No headline record for this level

No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.

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

$58,570+$42,900$101,470

Gates on the route: Lineworker (Power Line): Journeyman Lineman (TDLR) license; Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%+38 pts74%

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

4.1 / 5-1.32.8 / 5

Bending or twisting-2.18Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 2.5
Cramped space-2.10Cramped space: A 4.4, B 2.3
Keeping balance-2.06Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 1.79
Hazardous conditions-1.99Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.6
Climbing ladders-1.65Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.55

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 45% do).

License

A Texas: Master Electrician license (TDLR): 2 years as a licensed Journeyman, 12,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician, and a TDLR exam.

B No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Operations Analysis

To build: 6

Negotiation +1.63
Management of Financial Resources +1.24
Management of Personnel Resources +1.24
Management of Material Resources +1.00
Time Management +1.00
Complex Problem Solving +0.88

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