Compare A Stationary Engineer ↔ B Appliance Service Technician

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Your route

2 moves · -$15,180 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to HVAC Technician: 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.
Move 2, to Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Stationary Engineer to HVAC Technician -$6,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.74 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: 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.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
HVAC Technician to Appliance Service Technician -$9,130 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Home Appliance Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Repairing, Speaking

Side by side

All Home Appliance Repairers: Texas median $48,630, $15,180 less a year than all Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($63,810), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Appliance Service Technician 32%, Stationary Engineer 32%.

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

$63,810-$15,180$48,630

Gates on the route: HVAC Technician: 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; Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year

B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%+1 pts32%

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

3.3 / 5-0.52.8 / 5

High places-2.24High places: A 3.66, B 1.42
Protective gear-1.27Protective gear: A 2.38, B 1.11
Hazardous conditions-1.23Hazardous conditions: A 4.29, B 3.06
Hazardous equipment-1.12Hazardous equipment: A 3.99, B 2.87
Climbing ladders-0.96Climbing ladders: A 2.36, B 1.4

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: 0% do).

License

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

B Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 24%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management

To build: 6

Installation +0.88
Service Orientation +0.88
Repairing +0.63
Critical Thinking +0.50
Equipment Selection +0.50
Speaking +0.50

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