Compare A HVAC Technician ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker
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1 move · -$3,520 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
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HVAC Technician to Sheet Metal Worker -$3,520 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Side by side
All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $3,520 less a year than all Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers ($57,760), every experience level.
Sheet Metal Worker: 28% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 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
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +13.0% Texas, 3,350 openings a year
B +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.2 / 5-0.22.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.76Outdoors, all weather: A 4.27, B 2.51
- High places-1.16High places: A 3.38, B 2.22
- Standing+1.16Standing: A 3.68, B 4.84
- Climbing ladders-1.15Climbing ladders: A 2.87, B 1.72
- Walking or running+0.91Walking or running: A 2.45, B 3.36
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: 0% 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: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.
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: none (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 0
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