Compare A Audio Video Installer ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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Your route

2 moves · +$59,620 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).
Move 2, to Computer Systems Analyst: 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
Audio Video Installer to Network Technician +$19,010 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Network Technician to Computer Systems Analyst +$40,610 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Programming, Mathematics

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $59,620 more a year than all Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers ($47,770), every experience level.

Computer Systems Analyst: 56% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.4 times the share for Audio Video Installer (13%).

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

$47,770+$59,620$107,390

Gates on the route: Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +16.0% Texas, 270 openings a year

B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

13%+43 pts56%

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

3.0 / 5-1.61.4 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-2.65Outdoors, all weather: A 3.78, B 1.13
Climbing ladders-2.13Climbing ladders: A 3.25, B 1.12
Very hot or cold-2.05Very hot or cold: A 3.2, B 1.15
Cramped space-2.02Cramped space: A 3.47, B 1.45
Bending or twisting-1.98Bending or twisting: A 3.36, B 1.38

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 5% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

License

A No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: 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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).

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

Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Time Management
Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis

To build: 6

Programming +1.63
Operations Analysis +1.12
Systems Evaluation +1.00
Systems Analysis +0.87
Reading Comprehension +0.76
Mathematics +0.75

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