Compare A Lighting Technician ↔ B Master Electrician
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No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.
- Move 2, to Master Electrician: Master Electrician (TDLR) license.
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 B2 step up on Texas electrical license track
Journeyman Electrician to Master Electrician
- Next rung on 'Texas electrical license track' (Skilled to Lead).
- Gates: Master Electrician (TDLR) license.
Side by side
All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $5,420 more a year than all Lighting Technicians ($53,150), every experience level.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $32.23 to $40.29/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.
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; Master Electrician: Master Electrician (TDLR) license.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +2.2% Texas, 20 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 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: 1% 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: Master Electrician license (TDLR): 2 years as a licensed Journeyman, 12,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician, and a TDLR exam.
Experience
A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 0
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