Compare A Facilities Technician ↔ B Facilities Manager
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1 move · +$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
$21.63/h (Maintenance Worker II) to $29.23/h (Facility Services Manager), one published document for every stop; +$15,808 a year at 2,080 h. source
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Facilities Manager: 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 Technician to Facilities Manager +$7.60/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (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 Facilities Managers: Texas median $99,430, $52,760 more a year than all Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ($46,670), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Manager 48%, Facilities Technician 62%.
This level's pay
A $21.63 to $23.79/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
B $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
+$7.60/h on one document, City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range: Maintenance Worker II $21.63/h to Facility Services Manager $29.23/h (+$15,808 a year at 2,080 h). source
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
B +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.4 / 5-1.22.2 / 5
- Very hot or cold-1.90Very hot or cold: A 4.18, B 2.28
- Bending or twisting-1.60Bending or twisting: A 3.68, B 2.08
- Hazardous equipment-1.59Hazardous equipment: A 4.21, B 2.62
- Outdoors, all weather-1.58Outdoors, all weather: A 4.24, B 2.66
- Walking or running-1.27Walking or running: A 3.89, B 2.62
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: 7% do).
License
A No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
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: 47%).
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: 1
- Active Learning
To build: 6
- Management of Personnel Resources +1.12
- Speaking +0.88
- Instructing +0.87
- Persuasion +0.87
- Social Perceptiveness +0.87
- Active Listening +0.75
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