Compare A Plumber Helper ↔ B Construction Laborer

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1 move · -$1,330 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Construction Laborer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Plumber Helper to Construction Laborer -$1,330 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Laborers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76 (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).

Side by side

All Construction Laborers: Texas median $40,620, $1,330 less a year than all Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($41,950), every experience level.

Plumber Helper: 27% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.5 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).

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

$41,950-$1,330$40,620

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 +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

B +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

27%-9 pts18%

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

3.6 / 5-0.63.0 / 5

Climbing ladders-1.55Climbing ladders: A 3.31, B 1.76
High places-1.40High places: A 3.61, B 2.21
Kneeling or crawling-1.30Kneeling or crawling: A 3.52, B 2.22
Bending or twisting-1.10Bending or twisting: A 3.72, B 2.62
Keeping balance-1.05Keeping balance: A 2.64, B 1.59

Degree

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

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

License

A Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 1

Active Listening

To build: 3

Operations Monitoring +0.75
Speaking +0.75
Operation and Control +0.74

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