Compare A Mechatronics Engineer ↔ B Electronic Design Engineer
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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 Electronic Design Engineer: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
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Mechatronics Engineer to Electronic Design Engineer
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Troubleshooting, Systems Analysis
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Electronic Design Engineer 42%, Mechatronics Engineer 58%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
No published schedule lists both rungs. One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
B +19.5% Texas, 670 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 / 5-0.11.5 / 5
- Hazardous equipment-0.82Hazardous equipment: A 2.35, B 1.53
- Bending or twisting-0.38Bending or twisting: A 1.69, B 1.31
- Walking or running-0.33Walking or running: A 1.86, B 1.53
- Cramped space+0.31Cramped space: A 1.39, B 1.7
- Outdoors, all weather-0.22Outdoors, all weather: A 1.36, B 1.14
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 67%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 86%).
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 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.
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
To build: 2
- Troubleshooting +0.75
- Systems Analysis +0.50
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