Compare A Plumber ↔ B Electrical Project Manager

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No pay difference shown for this route: weatherization Installer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

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Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (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).
Move 3, to Electrical Project Manager: 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
Plumber to Weatherization Installer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to Electrical Superintendent
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (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).
Move 3 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Superintendent to Electrical Project Manager
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Senior to Senior).
- 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 Construction Managers: Texas median $101,470, $41,630 more a year than all Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($59,840), every experience level.

Electrical Project Manager: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.7 times the share for Plumber (27%).

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

$59,840+$41,630$101,470

Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (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).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.9% Texas, 4,220 openings a year

B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

27%+47 pts74%

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

3.7 / 5-0.82.8 / 5

Cramped space-1.50Cramped space: A 3.8, B 2.3
Bending or twisting-1.33Bending or twisting: A 3.83, B 2.5
Climbing ladders-1.20Climbing ladders: A 3.75, B 2.55
Standing-1.09Standing: A 4.69, B 3.6
Walking or running-0.91Walking or running: A 3.86, B 2.95

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: 45% 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 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.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 57%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 6

Negotiation +1.88
Management of Financial Resources +1.74
Management of Personnel Resources +1.62
Management of Material Resources +1.50
Active Learning +1.26
Operations Analysis +1.25

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Save Plumber to Electrical Project Manager 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 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.