Compare A Elevator Mechanic ↔ B Pipelayer

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2 moves · -$56,520 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Ironworker: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Elevator Mechanic to Ironworker -$49,900 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Structural Iron and Steel Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (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
Ironworker to Pipelayer -$6,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Side by side

All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $56,520 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 4.3 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).

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

$102,140-$56,520$45,620

Gates on the route: Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.2% Texas, 120 openings a year

B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

74%-57 pts17%

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

3.7 / 5-0.63.1 / 5

High places-3.28High places: A 4.59, B 1.31
Hazardous conditions-2.71Hazardous conditions: A 4.85, B 2.14
Outdoors, all weather+1.64Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 4.9
Hazardous equipment-1.18Hazardous equipment: A 4.36, B 3.18
Cramped space-1.15Cramped space: A 4.57, B 3.42

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: 0% 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: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operation and Control
Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis

To build: 0

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