Compare A Electrical Assembler ↔ B Stationary Engineer
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Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Instrumentation Technician: license depends on the work (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)).
- Move 2, to Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Assembler to Instrumentation Technician
- O*NET lists Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.69 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (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)).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Instrumentation Technician to Stationary Engineer
- O*NET lists Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: license not checked yet.
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Stationary Engineer 32%, Electrical Assembler 29%.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.3% Texas, 1,950 openings a year
B +2.1% United States, 3,800 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+1.43.3 / 5
- Very hot or cold+3.05Very hot or cold: A 1.03, B 4.08
- Outdoors, all weather+2.72Outdoors, all weather: A 1.54, B 4.26
- Hazardous conditions+2.44Hazardous conditions: A 1.85, B 4.29
- High places+2.37High places: A 1.29, B 3.66
- Cramped space+1.51Cramped space: A 1.87, B 3.38
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the Texas and federal agencies read on 2026-10-03; electrical equipment makers' employees are exempt from the TDLR electrician license (1305.003(a)(7)).
B No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 51%).
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: 5
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
To build: 6
- Equipment Maintenance +1.63
- Repairing +1.63
- Operations Monitoring +1.00
- Troubleshooting +0.87
- Operation and Control +0.63
- Active Learning +0.50
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