Compare A Architectural Drafter ↔ B Facilities Engineering Manager

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1 move · +$108,050 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Engineering Manager: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

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Architectural Drafter to Facilities Engineering Manager +$108,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Engineering Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning

Side by side

All Architectural and Engineering Managers: Texas median $171,370, $108,050 more a year than all Architectural and Civil Drafters ($63,320), every experience level.

Facilities Engineering Manager: 84% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.3 times the share for Architectural Drafter (26%).

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

$63,320+$108,050$171,370

Gates on the route: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year

B +13.2% Texas, 1,390 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

26%+59 pts84%

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

1.4 / 5+0.11.5 / 5

Cramped space+0.59Cramped space: A 1.11, B 1.7
High places-0.42High places: A 1.64, B 1.22
Walking or running+0.40Walking or running: A 1.51, B 1.91
Hazardous conditions+0.35Hazardous conditions: A 1.21, B 1.56
Hazardous equipment+0.34Hazardous equipment: A 1.2, B 1.54

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 62%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 99%).

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).

B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 4

Negotiation
Persuasion
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation

To build: 6

Complex Problem Solving +0.88
Quality Control Analysis +0.88
Active Learning +0.76
Mathematics +0.76
Time Management +0.76
Speaking +0.75

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