Compare A Elevator Mechanic ↔ 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 Boilermaker: license not checked yet.
- Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Elevator Mechanic to Boilermaker
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Boilermaker to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.63 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Side by side
Elevator Mechanic: 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
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 +10.2% Texas, 120 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.7 / 5+0.44.1 / 5
- Keeping balance+1.59Keeping balance: A 2.26, B 3.85
- Climbing ladders+1.52Climbing ladders: A 2.68, B 4.2
- High places-0.90High places: A 4.59, B 3.69
- Outdoors, all weather+0.87Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 4.13
- Protective gear+0.73Protective gear: A 2.49, B 3.22
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).
License
A Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15)).
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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).
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
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Installation
To build: 5
- Instructing +0.75
- Mathematics +0.75
- Learning Strategies +0.62
- Persuasion +0.62
- Service Orientation +0.50
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