Compare A Camera Operator ↔ B Boilermaker

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3 moves · +$12,640 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Field Radio Technician: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Elevator Mechanic: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))).
Move 3, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Camera Operator to Field Radio Technician +$14,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70.
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Field Radio Technician to Elevator Mechanic +$24,230 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: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Elevator Mechanic to Boilermaker -$26,390 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $12,640 more a year than all Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film ($63,110), every experience level.

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

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

$63,110+$12,640$75,750

Gates on the route: Field Radio Technician: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common); Elevator Mechanic: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))); Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.5% Texas, 180 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

34%+46 pts80%

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

2.1 / 5+1.23.3 / 5

Protective gear+2.36Protective gear: A 1.07, B 3.43
Hazardous conditions+1.59Hazardous conditions: A 1.59, B 3.18
Climbing ladders+1.53Climbing ladders: A 1.3, B 2.83
High places+1.47High places: A 1.59, B 3.06
Very hot or cold+1.31Very hot or cold: A 2.9, B 4.21

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).

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

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 found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring

To build: 5

Operations Monitoring +1.12
Equipment Maintenance +0.87
Operation and Control +0.87
Repairing +0.74
Troubleshooting +0.74

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