Compare A Telecommunications Systems Engineer ↔ B Network Technician
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1 move · -$66,530 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
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Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Network Technician -$66,530 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Network Support Specialists as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Side by side
All Computer Network Support Specialists: Texas median $66,780, $66,530 less a year than all Telecommunications Engineering Specialists ($133,310), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Network Technician 46%, Telecommunications Systems Engineer 48%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year
B +12.4% Texas, 920 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
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-1.65Outdoors, all weather: A 3.16, B 1.51
- High places-1.33High places: A 2.58, B 1.25
- Protective gear-1.31Protective gear: A 2.32, B 1.01
- Climbing ladders-1.21Climbing ladders: A 2.47, B 1.26
- Very hot or cold-1.11Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 1.44
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 32% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 50%).
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
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