Compare A Elevator Mechanic ↔ B Journeyman Electrician

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2 moves · -$43,570 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Plumber: Texas: Journeyman Plumber license (TSBPE): 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, a 48-hour course or DOL apprenticeship, and an exam. Tradesman Plumber-Limited (4,000 hours) covers 1-2 family homes.
Move 2, to Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Elevator Mechanic to Plumber -$42,300 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Texas: Journeyman Plumber license (TSBPE): 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, a 48-hour course or DOL apprenticeship, and an exam. Tradesman Plumber-Limited (4,000 hours) covers 1-2 family homes.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Plumber to Journeyman Electrician -$1,270 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

Side by side

All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $43,570 less a year than all Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers ($102,140), every experience level.

Elevator Mechanic: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Journeyman Electrician (35%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $40.75/h Houston union minimum (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

$102,140-$43,570$58,570

Gates on the route: Plumber: Texas: Journeyman Plumber license (TSBPE): 8,000 hours as a registered apprentice, a 48-hour course or DOL apprenticeship, and an exam. Tradesman Plumber-Limited (4,000 hours) covers 1-2 family homes; Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

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

74%-39 pts35%

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: Journeyman Electrician license (TDLR): 8,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician (exam allowed at 7,000) and a TDLR exam.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).

B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

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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