Compare A Facilities Manager ↔ B Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

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1 move · -$3.49/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range

$29.23/h (Facility Services Manager) to $25.74/h (General Maintenance Supervisor I), one published document for every stop; -$7,259 a year at 2,080 h. source

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

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Facilities Manager to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor -$3.49/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: Texas median $76,760, $22,670 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 53%, Facilities Manager 48%.

This level's pay

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

B $25.74 to $30.50/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

-$3.49/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Facility Services Manager $29.23/h to General Maintenance Supervisor I $25.74/h (-$7,259 a year at 2,080 h). source

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).

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

$99,430-$22,670$76,760

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%+5 pts53%

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

2.2 / 5+0.42.6 / 5

Very hot or cold+1.14Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 3.42
Bending or twisting+1.05Bending or twisting: A 2.08, B 3.13
Hazardous equipment+0.92Hazardous equipment: A 2.62, B 3.54
Outdoors, all weather+0.60Outdoors, all weather: A 2.66, B 3.26
Kneeling or crawling+0.40Kneeling or crawling: A 1.92, B 2.32

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: 10% 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 Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.

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: 41%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Monitoring
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking
Active Listening

To build: 4

Operation and Control +0.75
Quality Control Analysis +0.74
Operations Monitoring +0.50
Troubleshooting +0.50

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