Compare A Infrastructure Engineer ↔ B Network Architect
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No pay difference shown for this route: infrastructure Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Network Architect: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Infrastructure Engineer to Network Architect
- O*NET lists Computer Network Architects as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.93.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Architect hold one), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Technology Design, Coordination
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Network Architect 60%, Infrastructure Engineer 41%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
No published schedule lists both rungs. One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +21.9% Texas, 4,710 openings a year
B +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.7 / 5-0.11.6 / 5
- Cramped space-0.56Cramped space: A 2.36, B 1.8
- Bending or twisting-0.40Bending or twisting: A 1.95, B 1.55
- Standing+0.31Standing: A 2.24, B 2.55
- Keeping balance-0.18Keeping balance: A 1.43, B 1.25
- Hazardous conditions+0.17Hazardous conditions: A 1.43, B 1.6
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 65%).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 35%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Evaluation
- Active Listening
- Systems Analysis
To build: 2
- Technology Design +0.62
- Coordination +0.50
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