Compare A Industrial Engineer ↔ B Chemical Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$28,190 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Materials Development Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Chemical Engineer: 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
Industrial Engineer to Materials Development Engineer +$13,140 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Materials Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Materials Development Engineer to Chemical Engineer +$15,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Chemical Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.94.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

Side by side

All Chemical Engineers: Texas median $132,750, $28,190 more a year than all Industrial Engineers ($104,560), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Chemical Engineer 70%, Industrial Engineer 80%.

This level's pay

A $101,314 a year H-1B filings, n = 42, TX+AZ, 2026

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

$104,560+$28,190$132,750

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 +20.3% Texas, 2,390 openings a year

B +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-10 pts70%

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

1.8 / 5+0.22.0 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.11Outdoors, all weather: A 1.76, B 2.87
Hazardous conditions+0.86Hazardous conditions: A 1.92, B 2.78
Standing-0.60Standing: A 2.65, B 2.05
Protective gear+0.55Protective gear: A 1.75, B 2.3
Climbing ladders+0.51Climbing ladders: A 1.13, B 1.64

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 74%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).

License

A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 42%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Monitoring

To build: 6

Science +2.00
Operations Analysis +1.12
Judgment and Decision Making +0.76
Quality Control Analysis +0.75
Active Learning +0.63
Systems Analysis +0.63

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Save Industrial Engineer to Chemical Engineer as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.