Compare A Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker

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3 moves · -$48,990 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Superintendent: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Facilities Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Sheet Metal Worker: 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 Superintendent -$1,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (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 Superintendent to Facilities Technician -$54,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.42 (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 3 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Sheet Metal Worker +$7,570 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (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).

Side by side

All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $48,990 less a year than all General and Operations Managers ($103,230), every experience level.

Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor): 70% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.5 times the share for Sheet Metal Worker (28%).

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

$103,230-$48,990$54,240

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 +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%-42 pts28%

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

1.8 / 5+1.12.9 / 5

Hazardous equipment+2.30Hazardous equipment: A 1.36, B 3.66
Standing+1.94Standing: A 2.9, B 4.84
Bending or twisting+1.78Bending or twisting: A 1.96, B 3.74
Hazardous conditions+1.61Hazardous conditions: A 1.34, B 2.95
Cramped space+1.58Cramped space: A 1.19, B 2.77

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: 0% 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 Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies 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: none (O*NET: 47%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 0

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