Compare A Energy Auditor ↔ B Environmental Scientist

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2 moves · +$27,190 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Environmental Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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).
Move 2, to Environmental Scientist: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Energy Auditor to Environmental Engineer +$58,250 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Engineer to Environmental Scientist -$31,060 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Science

Side by side

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health: Texas median $92,000, $27,190 more a year than all Energy Auditors ($64,810), every experience level.

Energy Auditor: 34% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.2 times the share for Environmental Scientist (11%).

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

$64,810+$27,190$92,000

Gates on the route: Environmental Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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); Environmental Scientist: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year

B +15.4% Texas, 440 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

34%-24 pts11%

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

2.6 / 5-1.01.6 / 5

Cramped space-1.97Cramped space: A 3.24, B 1.27
Very hot or cold-1.57Very hot or cold: A 3.29, B 1.72
High places-1.46High places: A 2.62, B 1.16
Outdoors, all weather-1.20Outdoors, all weather: A 3.72, B 2.52
Protective gear-1.03Protective gear: A 2.36, B 1.33

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 24% do).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 34%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 5

Science +1.25
Complex Problem Solving +0.75
Active Learning +0.63
Coordination +0.62
Management of Personnel Resources +0.62

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