Compare A Communications Electrician Supervisor ↔ B Infrastructure Engineer

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No pay difference shown for this route: infrastructure Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Technical Project Manager: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Technical Project Manager hold one).
Move 3, to Infrastructure 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
Communications Electrician Supervisor to Facilities Manager
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Manager to Technical Project Manager
- O*NET lists Project Management Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Technical Project Manager hold one).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Technical Project Manager to Infrastructure Engineer
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Engineers/Architects as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.75 (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

More than 40 hours a week: Infrastructure Engineer 41%, Communications Electrician Supervisor 53%.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$76,760no difference shown$111,530

OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

B +21.9% Texas, 4,710 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

53%-12 pts41%

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

2.6 / 5-1.01.7 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.12Very hot or cold: A 3.42, B 1.3
Hazardous equipment-2.11Hazardous equipment: A 3.54, B 1.43
Outdoors, all weather-1.64Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 1.62
Hazardous conditions-1.31Hazardous conditions: A 2.74, B 1.43
Bending or twisting-1.18Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 1.95

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% do).

License

A Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8).

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Speaking
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis
Coordination

To build: 6

Programming +1.62
Operations Analysis +1.25
Science +1.25
Writing +0.88
Systems Evaluation +0.76
Complex Problem Solving +0.63

Make this your goal

Save Communications Electrician Supervisor to Infrastructure Engineer as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.