Compare A Network Architect ↔ B Infrastructure Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: infrastructure Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
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- Move 1, to Infrastructure Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Network Architect to Infrastructure Engineer
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Engineers/Architects as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.93.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Science, Operations Analysis
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Infrastructure Engineer 41%, Network Architect 60%.
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 +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year
B +21.9% Texas, 4,710 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+0.11.7 / 5
- Cramped space+0.56Cramped space: A 1.8, B 2.36
- Bending or twisting+0.40Bending or twisting: A 1.55, B 1.95
- Standing-0.31Standing: A 2.55, B 2.24
- Keeping balance+0.18Keeping balance: A 1.25, B 1.43
- Hazardous conditions-0.17Hazardous conditions: A 1.6, B 1.43
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 65%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% 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 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: 35%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Complex Problem Solving
To build: 2
- Science +0.88
- Operations Analysis +0.87
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