Compare A Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) ↔ B Boilermaker

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No pay difference shown for this route: electrical Apprentice: All Electricians (47-2111) at every experience level, the occupation apprentices are counted in (SOC Classification Principle 7). Mostly journeyman-level workers, so it is not apprentice pay and is never subtracted.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Foreman: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) to Electrical Foreman
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (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 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Foreman to Electrical Apprentice
- O*NET lists Helpers--Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 3 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Apprentice to Boilermaker
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.63 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $27,480 less a year than all General and Operations Managers ($103,230), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Boilermaker 80%, Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) 70%.

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

$103,230-$27,480$75,750

Gates on the route: Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +14.5% Texas, 43,030 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%+10 pts80%

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

1.8 / 5+1.53.3 / 5

Protective gear+2.25Protective gear: A 1.18, B 3.43
Cramped space+2.18Cramped space: A 1.19, B 3.37
Hazardous equipment+1.91Hazardous equipment: A 1.36, B 3.27
Very hot or cold+1.88Very hot or cold: A 2.33, B 4.21
Hazardous conditions+1.84Hazardous conditions: A 1.34, B 3.18

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 28% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

License

A No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

B No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 24%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring

To build: 6

Equipment Maintenance +2.12
Repairing +2.12
Equipment Selection +2.00
Operation and Control +1.87
Operations Monitoring +1.75
Troubleshooting +1.37

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