Compare A Appliance Service Technician ↔ B Maintenance Mechanic

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1 move · +$10,650 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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

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Appliance Service Technician to Maintenance Mechanic +$10,650 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance Workers, Machinery as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.77 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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 Maintenance Workers, Machinery: Texas median $59,280, $10,650 more a year than all Home Appliance Repairers ($48,630), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.5 times the share for Appliance Service Technician (32%).

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

$48,630+$10,650$59,280

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +9.5% Texas, 260 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

2.8 / 5+0.43.2 / 5

Protective gear+1.76Protective gear: A 1.11, B 2.87
High places+1.55High places: A 1.42, B 2.97
Standing+1.08Standing: A 3.22, B 4.3
Hazardous equipment+0.99Hazardous equipment: A 2.87, B 3.86
Climbing ladders+0.98Climbing ladders: A 1.4, B 2.38

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 Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.

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: none (O*NET: 34%).

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

Equipment Maintenance
Operations Monitoring
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening

To build: 1

Operation and Control +0.74

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