Compare A Mechatronics Engineer ↔ B Electrical Drafter
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Controls Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Electrical Drafter: 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
Mechatronics Engineer to Controls Technician
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Controls Technician to Electrical Drafter
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronics Drafters as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.72 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
Mechatronics Engineer: 58% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Electrical Drafter (36%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
B +0.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.6 / 5+0.01.5 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+0.75Outdoors, all weather: A 1.36, B 2.11
- Hazardous equipment-0.73Hazardous equipment: A 2.35, B 1.62
- Very hot or cold+0.50Very hot or cold: A 1.26, B 1.76
- Bending or twisting-0.20Bending or twisting: A 1.69, B 1.49
- Hazardous conditions+0.18Hazardous conditions: A 1.82, B 2
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 67%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
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: 29%).
B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 30%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
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