Compare A Industrial Engineer ↔ B Electrical Engineer

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Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Engineer (Electrical): experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical 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 Facilities Engineer (Electrical)
- O*NET lists Electrical Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Science, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Engineer (Electrical) to Electrical Engineer
- Same O*NET occupation (17-2071.00 Electrical Engineers): O*NET lists both job titles under it; same tasks and skills data.
- 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 Electrical Engineers: Texas median $129,450, $24,890 more a year than all Industrial Engineers ($104,560), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Engineer 58%, Industrial Engineer 80%.

This level's pay

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

B $102,000 a year H-1B filings, n = 149, TX+AZ, 2026

+$686 a year on one document, H-1B filings, n = 149, TX+AZ: SOC 17-2112 and job title contains every word of 'Industrial Engineer' and no seniority word $101,314 to SOC 17-2071 and job title contains every word of 'Electrical Engineer' and no seniority word $102,000. source

Gates on the route: Facilities Engineer (Electrical): experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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

$104,560+$24,890$129,450

Gates on the route: Facilities Engineer (Electrical): experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +20.3% Texas, 2,390 openings a year

B +14.0% Texas, 1,060 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

80%-22 pts58%

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

1.8 / 5+0.22.0 / 5

Climbing ladders+0.59Climbing ladders: A 1.13, B 1.72
Outdoors, all weather+0.45Outdoors, all weather: A 1.76, B 2.21
High places+0.37High places: A 1.44, B 1.81
Hazardous equipment-0.37Hazardous equipment: A 2.55, B 2.18
Very hot or cold+0.33Very hot or cold: A 2.06, B 2.39

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: 89%).

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Monitoring

To build: 4

Science +0.88
Quality Control Analysis +0.75
Active Learning +0.63
Operations Analysis +0.62

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Save Industrial Engineer to Electrical 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 4 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.