Compare A Lighting Technician ↔ B Electrical Project Manager
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Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.
- Move 2, to Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 3, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
- Move 4, to Electrical Project Manager: 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
Lighting Technician to Journeyman Electrician
- O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Primary-Short).
- Gates: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.
Move 2 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Journeyman Electrician to Electrical Foreman
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Skilled to Lead).
- Gates: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Coordination, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources
Move 3 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Superintendent
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Lead to Senior). O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Long).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
- Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Active Learning
Move 4 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Superintendent to Electrical Project Manager
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Senior to Senior).
- 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 Construction Managers: Texas median $101,470, $48,320 more a year than all Lighting Technicians ($53,150), every experience level.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license; Electrical Foreman: experience: over 10 years (O*NET, most common); Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +2.2% Texas, 20 openings a year
B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year
Degree
A Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 45% 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 No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.
Experience
A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 20%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 0
To build: 0
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