Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Boilermaker

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No pay difference shown for this route: weatherization Installer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

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Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Weatherization Installer
- O*NET lists Weatherization Installers and Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Weatherization Installer to Boilermaker
- O*NET lists Boilermakers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.

Side by side

All Boilermakers: Texas median $75,750, $1,230 more a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Boilermaker 80%, Solar Energy Installation Manager 62%.

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

$74,520+$1,230$75,750

Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Boilermaker: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

B +4.0% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%+18 pts80%

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

3.3 / 5+0.03.3 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.15Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 3.27
High places-0.85High places: A 3.91, B 3.06
Protective gear+0.61Protective gear: A 2.82, B 3.43
Hazardous conditions-0.55Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 3.18
Cramped space+0.46Cramped space: A 2.91, B 3.37

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 6% do).

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

License

A No license for this solar supervision title at TDLR; the installing company needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license, and anyone doing the PV wiring needs a TDLR electrician license.

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: 26%).

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
Quality Control Analysis
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 6

Equipment Maintenance +1.00
Operation and Control +1.00
Operations Monitoring +1.00
Repairing +1.00
Equipment Selection +0.75
Troubleshooting +0.62

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Save Solar Energy Installation Manager to Boilermaker as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.