Compare A Facilities Manager ↔ B Electric Motor Repairer

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2 moves · -$39,140 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2, to Electric Motor Repairer: 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 Manager to Facilities Technician -$52,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Electric Motor Repairer +$13,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving

Side by side

All Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers: Texas median $60,290, $39,140 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electric Motor Repairer 38%, Facilities Manager 48%.

This level's pay

A $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

B No headline record for this level

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

$99,430-$39,140$60,290

Gates on the route: Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

B +9.1% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%-10 pts38%

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

2.2 / 5+0.83.0 / 5

Standing+1.47Standing: A 2.93, B 4.4
Hazardous conditions+1.39Hazardous conditions: A 2.47, B 3.86
Hazardous equipment+1.35Hazardous equipment: A 2.62, B 3.97
Very hot or cold+1.14Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 3.42
Kneeling or crawling+1.10Kneeling or crawling: A 1.92, B 3.02

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Speaking

To build: 6

Installation +1.88
Repairing +1.87
Equipment Maintenance +1.50
Equipment Selection +1.50
Troubleshooting +1.26
Operation and Control +1.00

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