Compare A Facilities Manager ↔ B Facilities Technician
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1 move · -$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
$29.23/h (Facility Services Manager) to $21.63/h (Maintenance Worker II), one published document for every stop; -$15,808 a year at 2,080 h. source
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).
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Facilities Manager to Facilities Technician -$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- 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).
Side by side
All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: Texas median $46,670, $52,760 less a year than all Facilities Managers ($99,430), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Technician 62%, Facilities Manager 48%.
This level's pay
A $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
B $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
-$7.60/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Facility Services Manager $29.23/h to Maintenance Worker II $21.63/h (-$15,808 a year at 2,080 h). source
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: 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 +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.2 / 5+1.23.4 / 5
- Very hot or cold+1.90Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 4.18
- Bending or twisting+1.60Bending or twisting: A 2.08, B 3.68
- Hazardous equipment+1.59Hazardous equipment: A 2.62, B 4.21
- Outdoors, all weather+1.58Outdoors, all weather: A 2.66, B 4.24
- Walking or running+1.27Walking or running: A 2.62, B 3.89
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: 2% 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 state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
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: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
To build: 6
- Installation +1.88
- Repairing +1.63
- Equipment Maintenance +1.50
- Troubleshooting +1.13
- Operation and Control +0.87
- Equipment Selection +0.75
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