Compare A Mechanical Engineer ↔ B Mechatronics Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Mechatronics Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Mechanical Engineer to Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.93.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Side by side
More than 40 hours a week: Mechatronics Engineer 58%, Mechanical Engineer 45%.
This level's pay
A $99,206 a year H-1B filings, n = 157, TX+AZ, 2026
B No headline record for this level
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
No published schedule lists both rungs. One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +18.6% Texas, 1,350 openings a year
B +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.8 / 5-0.31.6 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-0.60Outdoors, all weather: A 1.96, B 1.36
- Very hot or cold-0.57Very hot or cold: A 1.83, B 1.26
- High places-0.53High places: A 1.76, B 1.23
- Climbing ladders-0.52Climbing ladders: A 1.63, B 1.11
- Kneeling or crawling-0.46Kneeling or crawling: A 1.87, B 1.41
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 53%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 67%).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 24%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
To build: 0
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