Compare A Electrical Superintendent ↔ B Electrical Apprentice

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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: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Superintendent 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 (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).
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.

Side by side

Electrical Superintendent: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Electrical Apprentice (35%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026

No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.

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

$101,470no difference shown$58,570

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.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

74%-38 pts35%

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

2.8 / 5+1.34.1 / 5

Bending or twisting+2.18Bending or twisting: A 2.5, B 4.68
Cramped space+2.10Cramped space: A 2.3, B 4.4
Keeping balance+2.06Keeping balance: A 1.79, B 3.85
Hazardous conditions+1.99Hazardous conditions: A 2.6, B 4.59
Climbing ladders+1.65Climbing ladders: A 2.55, B 4.2

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: 1% 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: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).

B To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis

To build: 6

Installation +2.25
Repairing +1.88
Troubleshooting +1.75
Equipment Maintenance +1.38
Equipment Selection +1.38
Operation and Control +1.00

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