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Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Boilermaker

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

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  • Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
  • Move 2, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.
  1. Move 1 Transfer move to the side

    Solar Energy Installation Manager to Weatherization Installer

    • O*NET lists Weatherization Installers and Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
    • Gates: license not checked yet.
  2. Move 2 Transfer move to the side

    Weatherization Installer to Boilermaker

    • O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
    • Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $1,230 more a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Boilermaker 80%, Solar Energy Installation Manager 62%.

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

A
B
$74,520+$1,230$75,750

Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

A
B
62%+18 pts80%

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

3.3 / 5+0.03.3 / 5

  • Outdoors, all weather-1.15Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 3.27
  • High places-0.85High places: A 3.91, B 3.06
  • Protective gear+0.61Protective gear: A 2.82, B 3.43
  • Hazardous conditions-0.55Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 3.18
  • Cramped space+0.46Cramped space: A 2.91, B 3.37

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 6% do).

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

License

A No license for this solar supervision title at TDLR; the installing company needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license, and anyone doing the PV wiring needs a TDLR electrician license.

B No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 26%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

  • Critical Thinking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 6

  • Equipment Maintenance +1.00
  • Operation and Control +1.00
  • Operations Monitoring +1.00
  • Repairing +1.00
  • Equipment Selection +0.75
  • Troubleshooting +0.62

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