Compare A Electronic Design Engineer ↔ B Mechanical Engineer
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1 move · -$19,810 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Mechanical Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Electronic Design Engineer to Mechanical Engineer -$19,810 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Mechanical Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (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).
Side by side
All Mechanical Engineers: Texas median $112,410, $19,810 less a year than all Electronics Engineers, Except Computer ($132,220), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Mechanical Engineer 45%, Electronic Design Engineer 42%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $99,206 a year H-1B filings, n = 157, TX+AZ, 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
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +19.5% Texas, 670 openings a year
B +18.6% Texas, 1,350 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+0.41.8 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+0.82Outdoors, all weather: A 1.14, B 1.96
- Very hot or cold+0.76Very hot or cold: A 1.07, B 1.83
- Walking or running+0.71Walking or running: A 1.53, B 2.24
- Hazardous equipment+0.48Hazardous equipment: A 1.53, B 2.01
- High places+0.42High places: A 1.34, B 1.76
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 86%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 53%).
License
A 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.
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 34%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 24%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
To build: 1
- Science +0.75
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