Compare A Civil Engineer ↔ B Computer Hardware Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$67,000 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Engineer (Electrical): no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Computer Hardware Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Civil Engineer to Facilities Engineer (Electrical) +$32,590 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electrical Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Computer Hardware Engineer +$34,410 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.93 (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).

Side by side

All Computer Hardware Engineers: Texas median $163,860, $67,000 more a year than all Civil Engineers ($96,860), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Hardware Engineer 76%, Civil Engineer 57%.

This level's pay

A $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 2026

B No headline record for this level

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

$96,860+$67,000$163,860

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 +13.0% Texas, 2,520 openings a year

B +17.4% Texas, 230 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

57%+19 pts76%

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

1.9 / 5-0.51.3 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.44Outdoors, all weather: A 2.81, B 1.37
High places-1.12High places: A 2.19, B 1.07
Very hot or cold-0.94Very hot or cold: A 2.24, B 1.3
Hazardous equipment-0.74Hazardous equipment: A 1.95, B 1.21
Climbing ladders-0.69Climbing ladders: A 1.76, B 1.07

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: 93%).

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: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 28%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 3

Operations Monitoring +0.88
Writing +0.63
Active Learning +0.50

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