Compare A Technical Director ↔ B Electrical General Foreman

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

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Power System Dispatcher: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license).
Move 2, to Wind Site Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Electrical Foreman: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 4, to Electrical General Foreman: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Technical Director to Power System Dispatcher
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.77 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Power System Dispatcher to Wind Site Manager
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Wind Site Manager to Electrical Foreman
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 4 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Electrical General Foreman
- Same O*NET occupation (47-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers): O*NET lists both job titles under it; same tasks and skills data.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: Texas median $74,520, $2,810 more a year than all Media Technical Directors/Managers ($71,710), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical General Foreman 63%, Technical Director 77%.

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

$71,710+$2,810$74,520

Gates on the route: Power System Dispatcher: license depends on the work (Texas: no state electrician license for work on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same work for a contractor needs a TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +7.1% Texas, 620 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

77%-14 pts63%

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

1.8 / 5+1.23.0 / 5

Hazardous equipment+2.58Hazardous equipment: A 1.6, B 4.18
Very hot or cold+2.16Very hot or cold: A 2.05, B 4.21
Outdoors, all weather+1.86Outdoors, all weather: A 2.57, B 4.43
Protective gear+1.50Protective gear: A 1.18, B 2.68
Standing+1.33Standing: A 2.29, B 3.62

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 92%).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 49%).

B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension

To build: 1

Management of Personnel Resources +0.74

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