Compare A Pipelayer ↔ B Residential Wireman
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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 Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
- Move 2, to Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Pipelayer to Electrical Apprentice
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license.
Move 2 B3 step up on Residential wiring (Texas)
Electrical Apprentice to Residential Wireman
- Next rung on 'Residential wiring (Texas)' (Start to Skilled). O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Primary-Short).
- Gates: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Side by side
All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $12,950 more a year than all Pipelayers ($45,620), every experience level.
Residential Wireman: 35% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Electrical Apprentice: Electrical Apprentice (TDLR) license; Residential Wireman: Residential Wireman (TDLR) license.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year
B +14.4% Texas, 8,100 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.1 / 5+1.04.1 / 5
- Hazardous conditions+2.45Hazardous conditions: A 2.14, B 4.59
- High places+2.38High places: A 1.31, B 3.69
- Keeping balance+1.72Keeping balance: A 2.13, B 3.85
- Climbing ladders+1.63Climbing ladders: A 2.57, B 4.2
- Cramped space+0.98Cramped space: A 3.42, B 4.4
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: 1% do).
License
A Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).
B Texas: Residential Wireman license (TDLR): 4,000 hours or an approved CTE program, plus an exam. Homes and apartments up to four stories only.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).
B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Quality Control Analysis
- Coordination
- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Operation and Control
- Time Management
To build: 6
- Active Learning +1.25
- Troubleshooting +1.25
- Instructing +1.00
- Mathematics +1.00
- Persuasion +1.00
- Service Orientation +1.00
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