Compare A Computer Repair Technician ↔ B Network Technician

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2 moves · +$21,300 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Audio Video Installer: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)).
Move 2, to Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Computer Repair Technician to Audio Video Installer +$2,290 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Audio Video Installer to Network Technician +$19,010 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).

Side by side

All Computer Network Support Specialists: Texas median $66,780, $21,300 more a year than all Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers ($45,480), every experience level.

Network Technician: 46% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.5 times the share for Computer Repair Technician (19%).

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

$45,480+$21,300$66,780

Gates on the route: Audio Video Installer: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)); Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +7.4% Texas, 790 openings a year

B +12.4% Texas, 920 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

19%+28 pts46%

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

2.2 / 5-0.51.7 / 5

Standing-1.47Standing: A 3.92, B 2.45
Hazardous conditions-1.15Hazardous conditions: A 2.27, B 1.12
Very hot or cold-1.11Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 1.44
Kneeling or crawling-0.79Kneeling or crawling: A 2.7, B 1.91
Outdoors, all weather-0.74Outdoors, all weather: A 2.25, B 1.51

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 50%).

License

A 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).

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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Speaking

To build: 1

Systems Evaluation +0.62

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