Compare A Maintenance Mechanic ↔ B Electric Motor Repairer

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1 move · +$1,010 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

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Maintenance Mechanic to Electric Motor Repairer +$1,010 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.91.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Systems Analysis, Critical Thinking

Side by side

All Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers: Texas median $60,290, $1,010 more a year than all Maintenance Workers, Machinery ($59,280), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electric Motor Repairer 38%, Maintenance Mechanic 50%.

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

$59,280+$1,010$60,290

Gates on the route: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +4.4% Texas, 820 openings a year

B +9.1% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

50%-12 pts38%

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

3.2 / 5-0.23.0 / 5

High places-0.70High places: A 2.97, B 2.27
Walking or running-0.70Walking or running: A 3.6, B 2.9
Cramped space-0.55Cramped space: A 3.46, B 2.91
Keeping balance+0.41Keeping balance: A 1.84, B 2.25
Protective gear-0.41Protective gear: A 2.87, B 2.46

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 3% 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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

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: 6

Equipment Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 5

Equipment Selection +1.00
Systems Analysis +0.88
Critical Thinking +0.75
Complex Problem Solving +0.74
Quality Control Analysis +0.63

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