Compare A Sheet Metal Worker ↔ B Plumber Helper

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2 moves · -$12,290 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 Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Sheet Metal Worker to Boilermaker +$21,510 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- 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 Plumber Helper -$33,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68.
- Gates: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.

Side by side

All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $12,290 less a year than all Sheet Metal Workers ($54,240), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Plumber Helper 27%, Sheet Metal Worker 28%.

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

$54,240-$12,290$41,950

Gates on the route: Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

28%-1 pts27%

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

2.9 / 5+0.63.6 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.61Outdoors, all weather: A 2.51, B 4.12
Climbing ladders+1.59Climbing ladders: A 1.72, B 3.31
High places+1.39High places: A 2.22, B 3.61
Very hot or cold+1.36Very hot or cold: A 2.88, B 4.24
Kneeling or crawling+1.06Kneeling or crawling: A 2.46, B 3.52

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: 10% do).

License

A 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.

B 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.

Experience

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

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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