Compare A Maintenance Mechanic ↔ B Housekeeping Supervisor

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3 moves · -$17,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Facilities Technician: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Facilities Manager: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 3, to Housekeeping 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 Mechanic to Facilities Technician -$12,610 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Technician to Facilities Manager +$52,760 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.50 (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).
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Facilities Manager to Housekeeping Supervisor -$57,770 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- 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 Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers: Texas median $41,660, $17,620 less a year than all Maintenance Workers, Machinery ($59,280), every experience level.

Maintenance Mechanic: 50% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3 times the share for Housekeeping Supervisor (16%).

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

$59,280-$17,620$41,660

Gates on the route: Facilities Technician: 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 +11.5% Texas, 2,970 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

50%-33 pts16%

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

3.2 / 5-0.82.4 / 5

Hazardous equipment-2.30Hazardous equipment: A 3.86, B 1.56
Very hot or cold-1.78Very hot or cold: A 3.45, B 1.67
Protective gear-1.67Protective gear: A 2.87, B 1.2
High places-1.38High places: A 2.97, B 1.59
Cramped space-1.34Cramped space: A 3.46, B 2.12

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: 12% 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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 36%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Time Management
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 6

Management of Personnel Resources +1.26
Learning Strategies +1.00
Service Orientation +1.00
Negotiation +0.88
Instructing +0.87
Monitoring +0.50

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