Compare A Millwright ↔ B Facilities Technician
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1 move · -$15,960 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Facilities Technician: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
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Millwright to Facilities Technician -$15,960 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Side by side
All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: Texas median $46,670, $15,960 less a year than all Millwrights ($62,630), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Technician 62%, Millwright 82%.
This level's pay
A No headline record for this level
B $21.63 to $23.79/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 on the route: license depends on the work (No state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year
B +14.9% Texas, 16,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.7 / 5-0.33.4 / 5
- Protective gear-1.77Protective gear: A 4.23, B 2.46
- Cramped space-0.99Cramped space: A 4.09, B 3.1
- High places-0.86High places: A 3.86, B 3
- Walking or running+0.80Walking or running: A 3.09, B 3.89
- Kneeling or crawling-0.41Kneeling or crawling: A 3.45, B 3.04
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: 2% do).
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 state license for in-house maintenance (1305.003(a)(8)); electrical work beyond that needs a TDLR license.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
To build: 0
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