Compare A Telecommunications Systems Engineer ↔ B Infrastructure Engineer

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

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Move 1, to Infrastructure Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Infrastructure Engineer
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Engineers/Architects as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Programming, Science, Operations Analysis

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Infrastructure Engineer 41%, Telecommunications Systems Engineer 48%.

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

$133,310no difference shown$111,530

No published schedule lists both rungs. One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year

B +21.9% Texas, 4,710 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%-7 pts41%

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

2.5 / 5-0.81.7 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.54Outdoors, all weather: A 3.16, B 1.62
Very hot or cold-1.25Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 1.3
Protective gear-1.18Protective gear: A 2.32, B 1.14
High places-1.08High places: A 2.58, B 1.5
Climbing ladders-1.02Climbing ladders: A 2.47, B 1.45

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 32% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% 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 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).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 39%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis
Coordination

To build: 6

Programming +1.38
Science +1.38
Operations Analysis +1.25
Systems Evaluation +0.76
Speaking +0.63
Systems Analysis +0.63

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