Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Electric Motor Repairer

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1 move · +$23,290 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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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).

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Maintenance Helper to Electric Motor Repairer +$23,290 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Selection, Repairing

Side by side

All Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers: Texas median $60,290, $23,290 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electric Motor Repairer 38%, Maintenance Helper 29%.

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

$37,000+$23,290$60,290

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +9.3% Texas, 1,810 openings a year

B +9.1% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

29%+9 pts38%

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

3.2 / 5-0.23.0 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.32Outdoors, all weather: A 3.94, B 2.62
High places-0.96High places: A 3.23, B 2.27
Protective gear-0.66Protective gear: A 3.12, B 2.46
Hazardous conditions+0.56Hazardous conditions: A 3.3, B 3.86
Walking or running-0.54Walking or running: A 3.44, B 2.9

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

License

A No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608.

B 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).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 34%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 4

Operation and Control
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking

To build: 6

Complex Problem Solving +1.00
Equipment Selection +1.00
Repairing +1.00
Systems Analysis +0.88
Equipment Maintenance +0.76
Troubleshooting +0.76

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