Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Ironworker
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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.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
- Move 2, to Ironworker: 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 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 Ironworker
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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).
Side by side
All Structural Iron and Steel Workers: Texas median $52,240, $22,280 less a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.
Solar Energy Installation Manager: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.8 times the share for Ironworker (34%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year
B +3.6% Texas, 850 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.3 / 5+0.13.4 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.55Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 2.87
- Bending or twisting+1.23Bending or twisting: A 2.9, B 4.13
- Hazardous conditions-0.80Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 2.93
- Protective gear+0.65Protective gear: A 2.82, B 3.47
- Kneeling or crawling+0.60Kneeling or crawling: A 2.78, B 3.38
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: 7% 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 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: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 26%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 57%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Time Management
To build: 2
- Operation and Control +0.75
- Operations Monitoring +0.50
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