Compare A Plumber ↔ B Electrical Apprentice
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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.
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- Move 1, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
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Plumber to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Apprentice 35%, Plumber 27%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026
No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Electrical Apprentice uses the Electricians data, where apprentices are counted (SOC Classification Principle 7); that occupation's median is mostly journeyman pay, so it is not compared.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.9% Texas, 4,220 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.7 / 5+0.54.1 / 5
- Hazardous conditions+1.44Hazardous conditions: A 3.15, B 4.59
- Keeping balance+1.37Keeping balance: A 2.48, B 3.85
- Bending or twisting+0.85Bending or twisting: A 3.83, B 4.68
- Very hot or cold+0.60Very hot or cold: A 3.57, B 4.17
- Cramped space+0.60Cramped space: A 3.8, B 4.4
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: 1% do).
License
A Texas: Journeyman Plumber license (TSBPE): 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, a 48-hour course or DOL apprenticeship, and an exam. Tradesman Plumber-Limited (4,000 hours) covers 1-2 family homes.
B Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 57%).
B To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Monitoring
To build: 6
- Persuasion +0.75
- Troubleshooting +0.75
- Active Learning +0.63
- Learning Strategies +0.62
- Active Listening +0.50
- Installation +0.50
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