Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker
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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 Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (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).
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 Sheet Metal Worker
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (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).
Side by side
All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $20,280 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 2.2 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
Gates on the route: Weatherization Installer: license not checked yet; Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (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).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year
B +5.3% Texas, 950 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 / 5-0.42.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.91Outdoors, all weather: A 4.42, B 2.51
- High places-1.69High places: A 3.91, B 2.22
- Very hot or cold-1.19Very hot or cold: A 4.07, B 2.88
- Climbing ladders-1.07Climbing ladders: A 2.79, B 1.72
- Standing+0.92Standing: A 3.92, B 4.84
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: 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.
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: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
To build: 0
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