Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Electrical Apprentice

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

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Move 1, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

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Boilermaker to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.63 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Side by side

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 times the share for Electrical Apprentice (35%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026

No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.

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

$75,750no difference shown$58,570

Electrical Apprentice uses the Electricians data, where apprentices are counted (SOC Classification Principle 7); that occupation's median is mostly journeyman pay, so it is not compared.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-44 pts35%

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

3.3 / 5+0.94.1 / 5

Bending or twisting+1.82Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 4.68
Hazardous conditions+1.41Hazardous conditions: A 3.18, B 4.59
Climbing ladders+1.37Climbing ladders: A 2.83, B 4.2
Keeping balance+1.22Keeping balance: A 2.63, B 3.85
Cramped space+1.03Cramped space: A 3.37, B 4.4

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

License

A No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

B Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

B To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination

To build: 6

Installation +1.25
Persuasion +1.00
Mathematics +0.88
Systems Analysis +0.88
Troubleshooting +0.88
Service Orientation +0.50

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Save Boilermaker to Electrical Apprentice as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.