Compare A Civil Engineer ↔ B Mechanical Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: energy Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Energy Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Mechanical 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 Energy Engineer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91 (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
Energy Engineer to Mechanical Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechanical Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (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).
Side by side
All Mechanical Engineers: Texas median $112,410, $15,550 more a year than all Civil Engineers ($96,860), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Mechanical Engineer 45%, Civil Engineer 57%.
This level's pay
A $89,256 a year H-1B filings, n = 65, TX+AZ, 2026
B $99,206 a year H-1B filings, n = 157, TX+AZ, 2026
+$9,950 a year on one document, H-1B filings, n = 157, TX+AZ: SOC 17-2051 and job title contains every word of 'Civil Engineer' and no seniority word $89,256 to SOC 17-2141 and job title contains every word of 'Mechanical Engineer' and no seniority word $99,206. source
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
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 +18.6% Texas, 1,350 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.9 / 5-0.11.8 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-0.85Outdoors, all weather: A 2.81, B 1.96
- Protective gear-0.58Protective gear: A 1.81, B 1.23
- High places-0.43High places: A 2.19, B 1.76
- Very hot or cold-0.41Very hot or cold: A 2.24, B 1.83
- Hazardous conditions+0.27Hazardous conditions: A 1.48, B 1.75
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: 53%).
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: 24%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Science
To build: 3
- Operations Monitoring +1.00
- Quality Control Analysis +0.87
- Technology Design +0.87
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