Compare A Residential Wireman ↔ B Boilermaker

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1 move · +$17,180 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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Residential Wireman to Boilermaker +$17,180 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 = 0.80 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $17,180 more a year than all Electricians ($58,570), every experience level.

Boilermaker: 80% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 times the share for Residential Wireman (35%).

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

$58,570+$17,180$75,750

Gates on the route: license not checked yet, experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

35%+44 pts80%

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

4.1 / 5-0.93.3 / 5

Bending or twisting-1.82Bending or twisting: A 4.68, B 2.86
Hazardous conditions-1.41Hazardous conditions: A 4.59, B 3.18
Climbing ladders-1.37Climbing ladders: A 4.2, B 2.83
Keeping balance-1.22Keeping balance: A 3.85, B 2.63
Cramped space-1.03Cramped space: A 4.4, B 3.37

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 1% do).

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

License

A Texas: Residential Wireman license (TDLR): 4,000 hours or an approved CTE program, plus an exam. Homes and apartments up to four stories only.

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

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
Equipment Maintenance
Quality Control Analysis
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Active Learning

To build: 2

Operations Monitoring +0.88
Operation and Control +0.75

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