Compare A Civil Engineer ↔ B Electronic Design Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$35,360 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 Electronic Design 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 Electronic Design Engineer +$2,770 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Technology Design, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis

Side by side

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer: Texas median $132,220, $35,360 more a year than all Civil Engineers ($96,860), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electronic Design Engineer 42%, 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+$35,360$132,220

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 +19.5% Texas, 670 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

57%-15 pts42%

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

1.9 / 5-0.41.5 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.67Outdoors, all weather: A 2.81, B 1.14
Very hot or cold-1.17Very hot or cold: A 2.24, B 1.07
High places-0.85High places: A 2.19, B 1.34
Protective gear-0.66Protective gear: A 1.81, B 1.15
Hazardous conditions+0.53Hazardous conditions: A 1.48, 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: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

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
Speaking
Active Listening
Systems Analysis

To build: 4

Troubleshooting +1.50
Operations Monitoring +0.88
Quality Control Analysis +0.87
Technology Design +0.75

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