Compare A Audio Video Technician ↔ B Network Architect
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2 moves · +$83,870 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Camera Operator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Network Architect: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Audio Video Technician to Camera Operator +$13,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film as a related occupation (Primary-Short); 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: Active Listening
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Camera Operator to Network Architect +$70,200 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.74 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
Side by side
All Computer Network Architects: Texas median $133,310, $83,870 more a year than all Audio and Video Technicians ($49,440), every experience level.
Network Architect: 60% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Audio Video Technician (21%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Network Architect: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.8% Texas, 460 openings a year
B +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.8 / 5-0.21.6 / 5
- Hazardous conditions-0.60Hazardous conditions: A 2.2, B 1.6
- Kneeling or crawling-0.46Kneeling or crawling: A 2.21, B 1.75
- Keeping balance-0.37Keeping balance: A 1.62, B 1.25
- Bending or twisting-0.36Bending or twisting: A 1.91, B 1.55
- Hazardous equipment-0.35Hazardous equipment: A 1.7, B 1.35
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 65%).
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: 37%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 35%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Monitoring
To build: 6
- Programming +1.88
- Technology Design +1.12
- Mathematics +1.00
- Systems Evaluation +1.00
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.75
- Systems Analysis +0.75
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