Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Civil Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Wastewater Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Civil Engineer: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Chemical Engineer to Wastewater Engineer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Wastewater Engineer to Civil Engineer
- O*NET lists Civil Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Side by side
All Civil Engineers: Texas median $96,860, $35,890 less a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Civil Engineer 57%, Chemical Engineer 70%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 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
Gates on the route: Civil Engineer: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year
B +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.0 / 5-0.11.9 / 5
- Hazardous conditions-1.30Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 1.48
- Protective gear-0.49Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.81
- Hazardous equipment-0.44Hazardous equipment: A 2.39, B 1.95
- High places+0.32High places: A 1.87, B 2.19
- Kneeling or crawling+0.15Kneeling or crawling: A 1.52, B 1.67
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
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: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Systems Analysis
To build: 2
- Active Listening +0.75
- Time Management +0.75
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