Compare A Plumber Helper ↔ B Journeyman Electrician

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1 move · +$16,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Journeyman Electrician: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

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Plumber Helper to Journeyman Electrician +$16,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electricians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

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All Electricians: Texas median $58,570, $16,620 more a year than all Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($41,950), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Journeyman Electrician 35%, Plumber Helper 27%.

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $40.75/h Houston union minimum (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

$41,950+$16,620$58,570

Gates on the route: Journeyman Electrician (TDLR) license.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

27%+9 pts35%

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

3.6 / 5+0.64.1 / 5

Hazardous conditions+1.64Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 4.59
Keeping balance+1.21Keeping balance: A 2.64, B 3.85
Bending or twisting+0.96Bending or twisting: A 3.72, B 4.68
Climbing ladders+0.89Climbing ladders: A 3.31, B 4.2
Walking or running+0.86Walking or running: A 3.37, B 4.23

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: 1% 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 Texas: Journeyman Electrician license (TDLR): 8,000 hours under a Texas Master Electrician (exam allowed at 7,000) and a TDLR exam.

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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 28%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 1

Monitoring

To build: 6

Troubleshooting +1.62
Installation +1.25
Quality Control Analysis +1.13
Systems Analysis +1.12
Instructing +1.00
Learning Strategies +1.00

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