Compare A Audio Video Installer ↔ B Fiber Optic Technician
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1 move · +$27,970 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Fiber Optic Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Audio Video Installer to Fiber Optic Technician +$27,970 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76.
- 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 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: Texas median $75,740, $27,970 more a year than all Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers ($47,770), every experience level.
Fiber Optic Technician: 30% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.4 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
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 +16.0% Texas, 270 openings a year
B +4.3% Texas, 810 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.0 / 5+0.53.5 / 5
- Protective gear+1.37Protective gear: A 1.52, B 2.89
- Very hot or cold+1.23Very hot or cold: A 3.2, B 4.43
- Outdoors, all weather+1.17Outdoors, all weather: A 3.78, B 4.95
- Hazardous equipment+1.07Hazardous equipment: A 2.61, B 3.68
- High places+0.85High places: A 2.63, B 3.48
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: 2% 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 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).
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
To build: 0
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