Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Electronic Design Engineer
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2 moves · -$530 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 2, to Electronic Design 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 Manufacturing Engineer -$28,190 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Manufacturing Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Technology Design
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Manufacturing Engineer to Electronic Design Engineer +$27,660 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Primary-Long); 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 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer: Texas median $132,220, $530 less a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.
Chemical Engineer: 70% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 times the share for Electronic Design Engineer (42%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common); Electronic Design 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 +19.5% Texas, 670 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 / 5-0.51.5 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.73Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 1.14
- Very hot or cold-1.23Very hot or cold: A 2.3, B 1.07
- Protective gear-1.15Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.15
- Hazardous equipment-0.86Hazardous equipment: A 2.39, B 1.53
- Hazardous conditions-0.77Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 2.01
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: 86%).
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: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
- Mathematics
To build: 1
- Active Listening +0.50
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