Compare A Architectural Drafter ↔ B Mechatronics Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electronic Design Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
- Move 2, to Mechatronics 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
Architectural Drafter to Electronic Design Engineer
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.66 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electronic Design Engineer to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
Mechatronics Engineer: 58% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 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
OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
B +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.4 / 5+0.21.6 / 5
- Hazardous equipment+1.15Hazardous equipment: A 1.2, B 2.35
- Hazardous conditions+0.61Hazardous conditions: A 1.21, B 1.82
- Outdoors, all weather-0.60Outdoors, all weather: A 1.96, B 1.36
- Bending or twisting+0.55Bending or twisting: A 1.14, B 1.69
- High places-0.41High places: A 1.64, B 1.23
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: 67%).
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 Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
To build: 6
- Operation and Control +1.88
- Operations Monitoring +1.24
- Technology Design +1.12
- Operations Analysis +1.00
- Science +1.00
- Quality Control Analysis +0.88
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