Compare A Energy Auditor ↔ B Safety Engineer
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Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electrical Inspector: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Safety Engineer: 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 1 Transfer move to the side
Energy Auditor to Electrical Inspector
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors 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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Inspector to Safety Engineer
- O*NET lists Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates: 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).
- Skills to build: Writing, Systems Analysis, Service Orientation
Side by side
All Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: Texas median $123,440, $58,630 more a year than all Energy Auditors ($64,810), every experience level.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Safety Engineer: 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).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year
B +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.6 / 5-0.22.4 / 5
- Cramped space-1.07Cramped space: A 3.24, B 2.17
- Hazardous conditions+0.70Hazardous conditions: A 1.97, B 2.67
- Hazardous equipment+0.63Hazardous equipment: A 2.24, B 2.87
- Outdoors, all weather-0.50Outdoors, all weather: A 3.72, B 3.22
- Kneeling or crawling-0.49Kneeling or crawling: A 2.34, B 1.85
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 24% do).
B Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
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 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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 34%).
B Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
To build: 2
- Instructing +0.50
- Systems Analysis +0.50
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