Compare A Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor) ↔ B Electrical Apprentice

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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 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.

Side by side

Operations Manager (Electrical Contractor): 70% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2 times the share for Electrical Apprentice (35%).

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $18.34 to $34.64/h Houston apprenticeship scale (IBEW 716), 2026

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

$103,230no difference shown$58,570

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.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%-35 pts35%

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

1.8 / 5+2.34.1 / 5

Hazardous conditions+3.25Hazardous conditions: A 1.34, B 4.59
Cramped space+3.21Cramped space: A 1.19, B 4.4
Climbing ladders+2.88Climbing ladders: A 1.32, B 4.2
Bending or twisting+2.72Bending or twisting: A 1.96, B 4.68
Hazardous equipment+2.68Hazardous equipment: A 1.36, B 4.04

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: 1% 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 Texas: Electrical Apprentice license (TDLR) before doing any electrical work. No experience or exam; $20 online application, renewed yearly.

Experience

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

B To start: no experience and no exam for the Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

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

To build: 6

Repairing +2.50
Installation +2.25
Troubleshooting +2.25
Equipment Maintenance +2.00
Equipment Selection +2.00
Operation and Control +1.12

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