Compare A Plumber Helper ↔ B Elevator Mechanic

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2 moves · +$60,190 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2, to Elevator Mechanic: 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 Helper to Facilities Technician +$4,720 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 = 0.75 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Elevator Mechanic +$55,470 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (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 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers: Texas median $102,140, $60,190 more a year than all Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($41,950), every experience level.

Elevator Mechanic: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Plumber Helper (27%).

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

$41,950+$60,190$102,140

Gates on the route: Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

B +10.2% Texas, 120 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

27%+48 pts74%

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

3.6 / 5+0.13.7 / 5

Hazardous conditions+1.90Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 4.85
High places+0.98High places: A 3.61, B 4.59
Cramped space+0.94Cramped space: A 3.63, B 4.57
Outdoors, all weather-0.86Outdoors, all weather: A 4.12, B 3.26
Bending or twisting+0.71Bending or twisting: A 3.72, B 4.43

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 Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15)).

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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 2

Monitoring
Coordination

To build: 6

Equipment Maintenance +1.88
Troubleshooting +1.62
Installation +1.50
Quality Control Analysis +1.38
Repairing +1.38
Operations Monitoring +1.37

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