Compare A Mechanical Design Drafter ↔ B Facilities Engineering Manager
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2 moves · +$91,990 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electrical Drafter: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Facilities Engineering Manager: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Facilities Engineering Manager hold one).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Mechanical Design Drafter to Electrical Drafter +$1,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electrical and Electronics Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Writing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Drafter to Facilities Engineering Manager +$90,750 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Facilities Engineering Manager hold one).
Side by side
All Architectural and Engineering Managers: Texas median $171,370, $91,990 more a year than all Mechanical Drafters ($79,380), every experience level.
Facilities Engineering Manager: 84% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Mechanical Design Drafter (44%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Facilities Engineering Manager: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Facilities Engineering Manager hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A -0.4% Texas, 300 openings a year
B +13.2% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.5 / 5+0.01.5 / 5
- Bending or twisting-0.68Bending or twisting: A 1.77, B 1.09
- Hazardous equipment-0.67Hazardous equipment: A 2.21, B 1.54
- Cramped space+0.57Cramped space: A 1.13, B 1.7
- Outdoors, all weather+0.44Outdoors, all weather: A 1.32, B 1.76
- Hazardous conditions+0.41Hazardous conditions: A 1.15, B 1.56
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 19% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 99%).
License
A 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).
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).
B Most common related work experience: over 10 years (O*NET: 36%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 2
- Quality Control Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
To build: 6
- Service Orientation +1.13
- Management of Personnel Resources +1.00
- Persuasion +1.00
- Writing +1.00
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.88
- Speaking +0.88
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