Compare A Boilermaker ↔ B Ironworker

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1 move · -$23,510 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Ironworker: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Boilermaker to Ironworker -$23,510 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Structural Iron and Steel Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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 Structural Iron and Steel Workers: Texas median $52,240, $23,510 less a year than all Boilermakers ($75,750), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.4 times the share for Ironworker (34%).

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

$75,750-$23,510$52,240

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 +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +3.6% Texas, 850 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-46 pts34%

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

3.3 / 5+0.13.4 / 5

Bending or twisting+1.27Bending or twisting: A 2.86, B 4.13
High places+0.68High places: A 3.06, B 3.74
Very hot or cold-0.46Very hot or cold: A 4.21, B 3.75
Keeping balance-0.43Keeping balance: A 2.63, B 2.2
Cramped space-0.42Cramped space: A 3.37, B 2.95

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: 7% 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 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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 57%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operation and Control
Operations Monitoring
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring

To build: 1

Coordination +0.50

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