Compare A Sheet Metal Worker ↔ B Construction Laborer
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2 moves · -$13,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Ironworker: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Construction Laborer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Sheet Metal Worker to Ironworker -$2,000 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Structural Iron and Steel Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Ironworker to Construction Laborer -$11,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Laborers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Construction Laborers: Texas median $40,620, $13,620 less a year than all Sheet Metal Workers ($54,240), every experience level.
Sheet Metal Worker: 28% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year
B +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.9 / 5+0.13.0 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+2.12Outdoors, all weather: A 2.51, B 4.63
- Very hot or cold+1.60Very hot or cold: A 2.88, B 4.48
- Bending or twisting-1.12Bending or twisting: A 3.74, B 2.62
- Hazardous equipment+0.68Hazardous equipment: A 3.66, B 4.34
- Keeping balance-0.67Keeping balance: A 2.26, B 1.59
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: 0% do).
License
A Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 5
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
To build: 0
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