Compare A Electrical Project Manager ↔ B Pipelayer

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3 moves · -$55,850 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Solar Energy Installation Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.
Move 3, to Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Project Manager to Solar Energy Installation Manager -$26,950 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Solar Energy Installation Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Plumber Helper -$32,570 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: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Plumber Helper to Pipelayer +$3,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control

Side by side

All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $55,850 less a year than all Construction Managers ($101,470), every experience level.

Electrical Project Manager: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.2 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).

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

$101,470-$55,850$45,620

Gates on the route: Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering; Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

74%-56 pts17%

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

2.8 / 5+0.33.1 / 5

High places-1.79High places: A 3.1, B 1.31
Bending or twisting+1.27Bending or twisting: A 2.5, B 3.77
Cramped space+1.12Cramped space: A 2.3, B 3.42
Outdoors, all weather+1.05Outdoors, all weather: A 3.85, B 4.9
Very hot or cold+0.92Very hot or cold: A 3.25, B 4.17

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 Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Speaking

To build: 1

Operation and Control +1.12

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