Compare A Maintenance Electrician ↔ B Stationary Engineer
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2 moves · +$5,240 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Plumber: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 2, to Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Maintenance Electrician to Plumber +$1,270 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Plumber to Stationary Engineer +$3,970 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Side by side
All Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: Texas median $63,810, $5,240 more a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Stationary Engineer 32%, Maintenance Electrician 35%.
This level's pay
A $26.61 to $31.87/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025
B No headline record for this level
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: Plumber: Journeyman Plumber (TSBPE), Tradesman Plumber-Limited (TSBPE) license, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Stationary Engineer: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
B +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
4.1 / 5-0.93.3 / 5
- Bending or twisting-2.06Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 2.62
- Climbing ladders-1.84Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.36
- Keeping balance-1.43Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.42
- Kneeling or crawling-1.23Kneeling or crawling: A 3.75, B 2.52
- Cramped space-1.02Cramped space: A 4.4, B 3.38
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
License
A TDLR Maintenance Electrician license, unless the work is in-house maintenance for one employer with no new construction (1305.003(a)(8)).
B No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 24%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Active Learning
To build: 1
- Operations Monitoring +0.88
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