Compare A Millwright ↔ B Appliance Service Technician

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3 moves · -$14,000 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
Millwright to Boilermaker +$13,120 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- 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, $14,000 less a year than all Millwrights ($62,630), every experience level.

Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.5 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

$62,630-$14,000$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 +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year

B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

82%-50 pts32%

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

3.7 / 5-0.92.8 / 5

Protective gear-3.12Protective gear: A 4.23, B 1.11
High places-2.44High places: A 3.86, B 1.42
Hazardous equipment-1.63Hazardous equipment: A 4.5, B 2.87
Climbing ladders-1.33Climbing ladders: A 2.73, B 1.4
Standing-1.05Standing: A 4.27, B 3.22

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 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).

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 1

Speaking +0.50

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Save Millwright to Appliance Service Technician as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 1 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.