Compare A Electrical Drafter ↔ B Civil Engineering Technician

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1 move · -$21,230 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Civil Engineering Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Electrical Drafter to Civil Engineering Technician -$21,230 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (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 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: Texas median $59,390, $21,230 less a year than all Electrical and Electronics Drafters ($80,620), every experience level.

Electrical Drafter: 36% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.4 times the share for Civil Engineering Technician (15%).

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

$80,620-$21,230$59,390

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 +0.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +10.0% Texas, 560 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

36%-21 pts15%

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

1.5 / 5+0.52.1 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.41Outdoors, all weather: A 2.11, B 3.52
Hazardous equipment+1.30Hazardous equipment: A 1.62, B 2.92
Very hot or cold+0.88Very hot or cold: A 1.76, B 2.64
Bending or twisting+0.56Bending or twisting: A 1.49, B 2.05
Cramped space+0.52Cramped space: A 1.26, B 1.78

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% 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 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: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 1

Mathematics +0.87

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