Compare A Plumber Helper ↔ B Boilermaker

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1 move · +$33,800 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Plumber Helper to Boilermaker +$33,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
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Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $33,800 more a year than all Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($41,950), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3 times the share for Plumber Helper (27%).

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

$41,950+$33,800$75,750

Gates on the route: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

27%+53 pts80%

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

3.6 / 5-0.33.3 / 5

Hazardous equipment-1.19Hazardous equipment: A 4.46, B 3.27
Bending or twisting-0.86Bending or twisting: A 3.72, B 2.86
Outdoors, all weather-0.85Outdoors, all weather: A 4.12, B 3.27
Protective gear+0.61Protective gear: A 2.82, B 3.43
High places-0.55High places: A 3.61, B 3.06

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

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

License

A Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

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: 3

Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring

To build: 6

Operations Monitoring +1.75
Operation and Control +1.37
Equipment Maintenance +1.00
Quality Control Analysis +1.00
Troubleshooting +0.74
Critical Thinking +0.62

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