Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B HVAC Technician

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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 HVAC Technician: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to HVAC Technician
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection

Side by side

All Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: Texas median $57,760, $16,760 less a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.

Solar Energy Installation Manager: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.8 times the share for HVAC Technician (17%).

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

$74,520-$16,760$57,760

Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; HVAC Technician: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician registration (TDLR), Certified Technician (TDLR, voluntary), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor (TDLR, Class A or B), EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (Type I, II, III or Universal) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +13.0% Texas, 3,350 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%-45 pts17%

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

3.3 / 5-0.13.2 / 5

Kneeling or crawling-1.03Kneeling or crawling: A 2.78, B 1.75
Walking or running-0.73Walking or running: A 3.18, B 2.45
Very hot or cold-0.63Very hot or cold: A 4.07, B 3.44
Bending or twisting+0.55Bending or twisting: A 2.9, B 3.45
High places-0.53High places: A 3.91, B 3.38

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 Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

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: 39%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation

To build: 6

Installation +1.37
Repairing +1.26
Troubleshooting +1.25
Equipment Maintenance +1.13
Equipment Selection +0.87
Operations Monitoring +0.75

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