Compare A Electromechanical Assembler ↔ B Facilities Technician
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Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Electromechanical Assembler to Electric Motor Repairer
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Selection, Repairing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Facilities Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Side by side
Facilities Technician: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 times the share for Electromechanical Assembler (28%).
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.3% Texas, 1,950 openings a year
B +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.0 / 5+1.43.4 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+3.13Outdoors, all weather: A 1.11, B 4.24
- Very hot or cold+2.77Very hot or cold: A 1.41, B 4.18
- Hazardous equipment+1.60Hazardous equipment: A 2.61, B 4.21
- Walking or running+1.51Walking or running: A 2.38, B 3.89
- High places+1.48High places: A 1.52, B 3
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the Texas and federal agencies read on 2026-10-03; electrical equipment makers' employees are exempt from the TDLR electrician license (1305.003(a)(7)).
B No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 31%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 6
- Installation +1.38
- Equipment Maintenance +1.13
- Repairing +1.13
- Troubleshooting +0.75
- Active Learning +0.74
- Complex Problem Solving +0.62
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