Compare A Stationary Engineer ↔ B Maintenance Mechanic

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1 move · -$4,530 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Maintenance Mechanic: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

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Stationary Engineer to Maintenance Mechanic -$4,530 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

Side by side

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery: Texas median $59,280, $4,530 less a year than all Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($63,810), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Stationary Engineer (32%).

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

$63,810-$4,530$59,280

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +4.4% Texas, 820 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%+18 pts50%

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

3.3 / 5-0.13.2 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.35Outdoors, all weather: A 4.26, B 2.91
Standing+0.72Standing: A 3.58, B 4.3
High places-0.69High places: A 3.66, B 2.97
Very hot or cold-0.63Very hot or cold: A 4.08, B 3.45
Hazardous conditions-0.58Hazardous conditions: A 4.29, B 3.71

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: 3% 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 No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.

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: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking

To build: 3

Equipment Maintenance +0.50
Repairing +0.50
Troubleshooting +0.50

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