Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Pipelayer

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2 moves · -$28,900 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.
Move 2, to Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Solar Energy Installation Manager to Plumber Helper -$32,570 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Plumber Helper to Pipelayer +$3,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control

Side by side

All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $28,900 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 3.6 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).

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

$74,520-$28,900$45,620

Gates on the route: Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering; Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%-45 pts17%

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

3.3 / 5-0.23.1 / 5

High places-2.60High places: A 3.91, B 1.31
Hazardous conditions-1.59Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 2.14
Bending or twisting+0.87Bending or twisting: A 2.9, B 3.77
Cramped space+0.51Cramped space: A 2.91, B 3.42
Outdoors, all weather+0.48Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 4.9

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 Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Speaking

To build: 0

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