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Compare A Facilities Technician ↔ B Appliance Service Technician

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2 moves · +$1,960 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

  • Move 1, to HVAC Technician: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.
  • Move 2, to Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

  1. Move 1 Transfer move to the side

    Facilities Technician to HVAC Technician +$11,090 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

    • O*NET lists Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
    • Gates: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant.

  2. Move 2 Transfer move to the side

    HVAC Technician to Appliance Service Technician -$9,130 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

    • O*NET lists Home Appliance Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
    • Gates: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).
    • Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Repairing, Speaking

Side by side

All Home Appliance Repairers: Texas median $48,630, $1,960 more a year than all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ($46,670), every experience level.

Facilities Technician: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Appliance Service Technician (32%).

This level's pay

A $21.63 to $23.79/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

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$46,670+$1,960$48,630

Gates on the route: HVAC Technician: Texas: TDLR A/C Technician registration ($20, age 16+) to work under a licensed A/C contractor; contractor license after 48 months. Federal EPA 608 certification to handle refrigerant; Appliance Service Technician: license depends on the work (Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year

B +9.5% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

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B
62%-30 pts32%

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

3.4 / 5-0.62.8 / 5

  • High places-1.58High places: A 3, B 1.42
  • Protective gear-1.35Protective gear: A 2.46, B 1.11
  • Hazardous equipment-1.34Hazardous equipment: A 4.21, B 2.87
  • Climbing ladders-1.21Climbing ladders: A 2.61, B 1.4
  • Walking or running-1.16Walking or running: A 3.89, B 2.73

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).

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

License

A No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.

B Repairing existing appliances for a dealer or maker: no Texas electrician or plumbing license (exempt). Refrigerant work needs federal EPA 608; installing appliances needs TDLR Residential Appliance Installer.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Equipment Selection

To build: 3

  • Service Orientation +0.62
  • Critical Thinking +0.50
  • Speaking +0.50

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