Compare A Facilities Engineering Manager ↔ B Computer Hardware Engineer

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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Mechatronics 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 2, to Computer Hardware Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Engineering Manager to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- 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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Mechatronics Engineer to Computer Hardware Engineer
- O*NET lists Computer Hardware Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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).

Side by side

All Computer Hardware Engineers: Texas median $163,860, $7,510 less a year than all Architectural and Engineering Managers ($171,370), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Hardware Engineer 76%, Facilities Engineering Manager 84%.

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

$171,370-$7,510$163,860

Gates on the route: Mechatronics 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 +13.2% Texas, 1,390 openings a year

B +17.4% Texas, 230 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

84%-8 pts76%

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

1.5 / 5-0.11.3 / 5

Cramped space-0.44Cramped space: A 1.7, B 1.26
Outdoors, all weather-0.39Outdoors, all weather: A 1.76, B 1.37
Very hot or cold-0.38Very hot or cold: A 1.68, B 1.3
Hazardous equipment-0.33Hazardous equipment: A 1.54, B 1.21
Walking or running-0.32Walking or running: A 1.91, B 1.59

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 99%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 93%).

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 10 years (O*NET: 36%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 28%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Writing

To build: 2

Operations Analysis +1.00
Operations Monitoring +0.50

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