Compare A Ironworker ↔ B Plumber Helper

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1 move · -$10,290 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

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Ironworker to Plumber Helper -$10,290 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Side by side

All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $10,290 less a year than all Structural Iron and Steel Workers ($52,240), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Plumber Helper 27%, Ironworker 34%.

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

$52,240-$10,290$41,950

Gates on the route: Plumber's Apprentice registration (TSBPE) license, experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +3.6% Texas, 850 openings a year

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

34%-7 pts27%

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

3.4 / 5+0.23.6 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.25Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 4.12
Hazardous equipment+0.83Hazardous equipment: A 3.63, B 4.46
Cramped space+0.68Cramped space: A 2.95, B 3.63
Protective gear-0.65Protective gear: A 3.47, B 2.82
Very hot or cold+0.49Very hot or cold: A 3.75, B 4.24

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

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 Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 57%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

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