Compare A Residential Wireman ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker

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2 moves · -$4,330 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Residential Wireman to Boilermaker +$17,180 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Sheet Metal Worker -$21,510 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

Side by side

All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $4,330 less a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Sheet Metal Worker 28%, Residential Wireman 35%.

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

$58,570-$4,330$54,240

Gates on the route: Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

B +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%-7 pts28%

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

4.1 / 5-1.22.9 / 5

Climbing ladders-2.48Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 1.72
Hazardous conditions-1.64Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 2.95
Cramped space-1.63Cramped space: A 4.4, B 2.77
Outdoors, all weather-1.62Outdoors, all weather: A 4.13, B 2.51
Keeping balance-1.59Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.26

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

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

License

A Texas: Residential Wireman license (TDLR): 4,000 hours or an approved CTE program, plus an exam. Homes and apartments up to four stories only.

B Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 0

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