Compare A Access Control Technician ↔ 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 Controls Technician: license depends on the work (Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Telecommunications Systems Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Infrastructure Engineer: 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
Access Control Technician to Controls Technician
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Controls Technician to Telecommunications Systems Engineer
- 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 3 Transfer move to the side
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%, Access Control Technician 57%.

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

$52,270no difference shown$111,530

OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.6% Texas, 1,300 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

57%-16 pts41%

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

2.9 / 5-1.21.7 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.19Very hot or cold: A 3.49, B 1.3
Standing-2.09Standing: A 4.33, B 2.24
Climbing ladders-2.01Climbing ladders: A 3.46, B 1.45
Outdoors, all weather-1.81Outdoors, all weather: A 3.43, B 1.62
High places-1.61High places: A 3.11, B 1.5

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: 27% do).

License

A No TDLR electrician license for low-voltage access control circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). The DPS Private Security license was not checked: site unreachable 2026-10-03.

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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 41%).

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

Quality Control Analysis
Coordination
Operations Monitoring
Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.87
Programming +1.75
Systems Analysis +1.26
Systems Evaluation +1.26
Science +1.25
Writing +1.00

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