Compare A Lighting Technician ↔ B Elevator Mechanic

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2 moves · +$48,990 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Elevator Mechanic: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Lighting Technician to Electric Motor Repairer +$7,140 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental) (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electric Motor Repairer to Elevator Mechanic +$41,850 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))).

Side by side

All Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers: Texas median $102,140, $48,990 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

$53,150+$48,990$102,140

Gates on the route: Elevator Mechanic: license depends on the work (Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15))).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +2.2% Texas, 20 openings a year

B +10.2% Texas, 120 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: 0% 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: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15)).

Experience

A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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