Compare A Electrical Project Manager ↔ B Boilermaker

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Project Manager to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Apprentice to Boilermaker
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.63 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $25,720 less a year than all Construction Managers ($101,470), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Boilermaker 80%, Electrical Project Manager 74%.

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

$101,470-$25,720$75,750

Gates on the route: Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

74%+6 pts80%

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

2.8 / 5+0.43.3 / 5

Cramped space+1.07Cramped space: A 2.3, B 3.37
Very hot or cold+0.96Very hot or cold: A 3.25, B 4.21
Keeping balance+0.84Keeping balance: A 1.79, B 2.63
Kneeling or crawling+0.80Kneeling or crawling: A 2.3, B 3.1
Protective gear+0.63Protective gear: A 2.8, B 3.43

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 45% 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 TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

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: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Quality Control Analysis
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 6

Operation and Control +1.75
Equipment Maintenance +1.50
Repairing +1.50
Equipment Selection +1.38
Operations Monitoring +1.25
Troubleshooting +0.87

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