Compare A Infrastructure Engineer ↔ B Network Technician

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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.

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Move 1, to Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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Infrastructure Engineer to Network Technician
- O*NET lists Computer Network Support Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Troubleshooting

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Network Technician 46%, Infrastructure Engineer 41%.

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

$111,530no difference shown$66,780

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 +12.4% Texas, 920 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

41%+5 pts46%

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

1.7 / 5+0.01.7 / 5

Walking or running+0.58Walking or running: A 1.81, B 2.39
Cramped space+0.56Cramped space: A 2.36, B 2.92
Hazardous conditions-0.31Hazardous conditions: A 1.43, B 1.12
High places-0.25High places: A 1.5, B 1.25
Standing+0.21Standing: A 2.24, B 2.45

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: 50%).

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 1

Troubleshooting +0.62

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