Compare A Industrial Engineer ↔ B Computer Hardware Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$59,300 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electronic Design Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Computer Hardware 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 Electronic Design Engineer +$27,660 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.77 (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
Electronic Design Engineer to Computer Hardware Engineer +$31,640 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Hardware Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.93 (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 Computer Hardware Engineers: Texas median $163,860, $59,300 more a year than all Industrial Engineers ($104,560), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Hardware Engineer 76%, 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+$59,300$163,860

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 +17.4% Texas, 230 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-4 pts76%

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

1.8 / 5-0.51.3 / 5

Hazardous equipment-1.34Hazardous equipment: A 2.55, B 1.21
Very hot or cold-0.76Very hot or cold: A 2.06, B 1.3
Walking or running-0.76Walking or running: A 2.35, B 1.59
Protective gear-0.61Protective gear: A 1.75, B 1.14
Standing-0.58Standing: A 2.65, B 2.07

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: 93%).

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: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 28%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Writing

To build: 4

Operations Analysis +0.88
Operations Monitoring +0.62
Active Learning +0.50
Judgment and Decision Making +0.50

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