Compare A Construction Laborer ↔ B Electrical Foreman

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3 moves · +$33,900 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Lineworker (Power Line): Texas: TDLR Journeyman Lineman license (7,000 apprenticeship hours), unless the work is on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (Occ. Code 1305.003(a)(5)). Heavy-vehicle drivers usually need a CDL.
Move 2, to Line Crew Supervisor: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 3, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Construction Laborer to Lineworker (Power Line) +$38,320 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: Texas: TDLR Journeyman Lineman license (7,000 apprenticeship hours), unless the work is on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (Occ. Code 1305.003(a)(5)). Heavy-vehicle drivers usually need a CDL.
Move 2 E1 step up on Utility line work
Lineworker (Power Line) to Line Crew Supervisor -$2,180 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Next rung on 'Utility line work' (Skilled to Lead).
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Negotiation, Speaking
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Line Crew Supervisor to Electrical Foreman -$2,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: Texas median $74,520, $33,900 more a year than all Construction Laborers ($40,620), every experience level.

Electrical Foreman: 63% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.5 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $42.79/h Houston union minimum (IBEW 716), 2026

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

$40,620+$33,900$74,520

Gates on the route: Lineworker (Power Line): Texas: TDLR Journeyman Lineman license (7,000 apprenticeship hours), unless the work is on equipment controlled by an electric utility, co-op or power generation company (Occ. Code 1305.003(a)(5)). Heavy-vehicle drivers usually need a CDL; Line Crew Supervisor: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year

B +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

18%+45 pts63%

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

3.0 / 5+0.03.0 / 5

Standing-1.03Standing: A 4.65, B 3.62
Cramped space-0.86Cramped space: A 3.27, B 2.41
High places+0.63High places: A 2.21, B 2.84
Walking or running+0.43Walking or running: A 2.71, B 3.14
Hazardous conditions+0.35Hazardous conditions: A 2.6, B 2.95

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

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

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 Usually holds the TDLR Journeyman Electrician license from the previous rung; TDLR has no separate foreman license (license list checked).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).

B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 6

Management of Personnel Resources +1.62
Learning Strategies +1.00
Negotiation +1.00
Persuasion +1.00
Active Learning +0.88
Instructing +0.88

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