Compare A Electrical Drafter ↔ B Mechatronics Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
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- Move 1, to Mechatronics Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Mechatronics Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
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Electrical Drafter to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers 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 Mechatronics Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Side by side
Mechatronics Engineer: 58% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Electrical Drafter (36%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +0.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
B +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.5 / 5+0.01.6 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-0.75Outdoors, all weather: A 2.11, B 1.36
- Hazardous equipment+0.73Hazardous equipment: A 1.62, B 2.35
- Very hot or cold-0.50Very hot or cold: A 1.76, B 1.26
- Bending or twisting+0.20Bending or twisting: A 1.49, B 1.69
- Hazardous conditions-0.18Hazardous conditions: A 2, B 1.82
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 67%).
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 Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Coordination
To build: 6
- Operation and Control +1.50
- Science +1.24
- Operations Monitoring +0.87
- Technology Design +0.87
- Mathematics +0.63
- Complex Problem Solving +0.50
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