Compare A Maintenance Helper ↔ B Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
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3 moves · +$39,760 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Solar PV Installer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Solar Energy Installation Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 3, to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: 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
Maintenance Helper to Solar PV Installer +$11,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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
Solar PV Installer to Solar Energy Installation Manager +$26,280 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Solar Energy Installation Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Negotiation, Instructing
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Facilities Maintenance Supervisor +$2,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (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).
Side by side
All First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: Texas median $76,760, $39,760 more a year than all Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers ($37,000), every experience level.
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: 53% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Maintenance Helper (29%).
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $25.74 to $30.50/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 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 +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.2 / 5-0.62.6 / 5
- Protective gear-1.21Protective gear: A 3.12, B 1.91
- Standing-0.98Standing: A 3.99, B 3.01
- Cramped space-0.80Cramped space: A 3.16, B 2.36
- High places-0.80High places: A 3.23, B 2.43
- Keeping balance-0.70Keeping balance: A 2.27, B 1.57
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: 10% 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 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.
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: 41%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 2
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
To build: 6
- Management of Personnel Resources +2.00
- Systems Analysis +1.13
- Negotiation +1.12
- Persuasion +1.12
- Reading Comprehension +1.00
- Systems Evaluation +1.00
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