Compare A Principal Facilities Engineer (Electrical) ↔ B Civil Engineer

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

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Solar Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Civil Engineer: 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
Principal Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Solar Engineer
- O*NET lists Solar Energy Systems Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- 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
Solar Engineer to Civil Engineer
- 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 Civil Engineers: Texas median $96,860, $32,590 less a year than all Electrical Engineers ($129,450), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Civil Engineer 57%, Principal Facilities Engineer (Electrical) 58%.

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 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

$129,450-$32,590$96,860

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 +14.0% Texas, 1,060 openings a year

B +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

58%-1 pts57%

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

2.0 / 5-0.11.9 / 5

Hazardous conditions-0.76Hazardous conditions: A 2.24, B 1.48
Outdoors, all weather+0.60Outdoors, all weather: A 2.21, B 2.81
High places+0.38High places: A 1.81, B 2.19
Bending or twisting-0.38Bending or twisting: A 1.88, B 1.5
Cramped space-0.34Cramped space: A 2.01, B 1.67

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 89%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).

License

A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 5

Science +0.75
Time Management +0.75
Mathematics +0.50
Operations Analysis +0.50
Systems Analysis +0.50

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Save Principal Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Civil Engineer 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 5 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.