Compare A Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) ↔ B Electrical General Foreman

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No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Electrical General Foreman: 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
Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (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
Electrical Foreman to Electrical General Foreman
- Same O*NET occupation (47-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers): O*NET lists both job titles under it; same tasks and skills data.
- 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 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: Texas median $74,520, $28,710 less a year than all General and Operations Managers ($103,230), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical General Foreman 63%, Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) 70%.

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

$103,230-$28,710$74,520

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.5% Texas, 43,030 openings a year

B +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%-7 pts63%

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

1.8 / 5+1.23.0 / 5

Hazardous equipment+2.82Hazardous equipment: A 1.36, B 4.18
Very hot or cold+1.88Very hot or cold: A 2.33, B 4.21
Hazardous conditions+1.61Hazardous conditions: A 1.34, B 2.95
High places+1.53High places: A 1.31, B 2.84
Outdoors, all weather+1.50Outdoors, all weather: A 2.93, B 4.43

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 28% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A 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.

B Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 24%).

B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Management of Personnel Resources
Monitoring

To build: 1

Quality Control Analysis +0.62

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