Compare A HVAC Technician ↔ B Plumber Helper

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1 move · -$15,810 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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HVAC Technician to Plumber Helper -$15,810 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $15,810 less a year than all Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ($57,760), every experience level.

Plumber Helper: 27% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for HVAC Technician (17%).

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

$57,760-$15,810$41,950

Gates on the route: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.0% Texas, 3,350 openings a year

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

17%+10 pts27%

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

3.2 / 5+0.43.6 / 5

Kneeling or crawling+1.77Kneeling or crawling: A 1.75, B 3.52
Cramped space+0.95Cramped space: A 2.68, B 3.63
Walking or running+0.92Walking or running: A 2.45, B 3.37
Very hot or cold+0.80Very hot or cold: A 3.44, B 4.24
Hazardous equipment+0.64Hazardous equipment: A 3.82, B 4.46

Degree

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

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A 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.

B Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 39%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

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