Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Electrical Project Manager

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Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Superintendent: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Electrical Project Manager: 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
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Electrical Superintendent
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving
Move 2 B1 step up on Construction electrical
Electrical Superintendent to Electrical Project Manager
- Next rung on 'Construction electrical' (Senior to Senior).
- 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 Managers: Texas median $101,470, $26,950 more a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electrical Project Manager 74%, 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+$26,950$101,470

Gates on the route: Electrical Superintendent: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +13.1% Texas, 7,330 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%+12 pts74%

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

3.3 / 5-0.52.8 / 5

Hazardous conditions-1.13Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 2.6
Very hot or cold-0.82Very hot or cold: A 4.07, B 3.25
High places-0.81High places: A 3.91, B 3.1
Cramped space-0.61Cramped space: A 2.91, B 2.3
Outdoors, all weather-0.57Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 3.85

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: 45% 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 title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license.

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: 20%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Coordination
Time Management
Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Instructing
Learning Strategies

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.00
Active Learning +0.88
Complex Problem Solving +0.88
Judgment and Decision Making +0.87
Management of Financial Resources +0.87
Negotiation +0.76

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