Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Plumber
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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.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
- Move 2, to Plumber: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) 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 Plumber
- O*NET lists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Repairing
Side by side
All Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $59,840, $14,680 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 2.3 times the share for Plumber (27%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Plumber: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) 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 +8.9% Texas, 4,220 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.3 / 5+0.43.7 / 5
- Climbing ladders+0.96Climbing ladders: A 2.79, B 3.75
- Bending or twisting+0.93Bending or twisting: A 2.9, B 3.83
- Cramped space+0.89Cramped space: A 2.91, B 3.8
- Standing+0.77Standing: A 3.92, B 4.69
- Protective gear+0.73Protective gear: A 2.82, B 3.55
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: Journeyman Plumber license (TSBPE): 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, a 48-hour course or DOL apprenticeship, and an exam. Tradesman Plumber-Limited (4,000 hours) covers 1-2 family homes.
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: 57%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Operation and Control
To build: 2
- Repairing +1.13
- Troubleshooting +0.75
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