Compare A Sheet Metal Worker ↔ B Elevator Mechanic

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Your route

2 moves · +$47,900 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Instrumentation Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Elevator Mechanic: 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 Instrumentation Technician +$3,990 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Instrumentation Technician to Elevator Mechanic +$43,910 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90 (added because this role had no incoming edge; r >= 0.6 or an O*NET related tier).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Systems Evaluation

Side by side

All Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers: Texas median $102,140, $47,900 more a year than all Sheet Metal Workers ($54,240), every experience level.

Elevator Mechanic: 74% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.7 times the share for Sheet Metal Worker (28%).

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

$54,240+$47,900$102,140

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 +10.2% Texas, 120 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

28%+46 pts74%

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

2.9 / 5+0.83.7 / 5

High places+2.37High places: A 2.22, B 4.59
Hazardous conditions+1.90Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 4.85
Cramped space+1.80Cramped space: A 2.77, B 4.57
Kneeling or crawling+1.04Kneeling or crawling: A 2.46, B 3.5
Climbing ladders+0.96Climbing ladders: A 1.72, B 2.68

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 Texas: elevator work must be done under a TDLR-registered elevator contractor with a Responsible Party (3 years' experience); TDLR has no separate mechanic license. No electrician license needed (1305.003(a)(15)).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Learning
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Coordination
Speaking
Time Management

To build: 6

Equipment Maintenance +1.12
Repairing +1.12
Troubleshooting +1.12
Installation +0.88
Equipment Selection +0.76
Quality Control Analysis +0.75

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