Compare A Stationary Engineer ↔ B Electric Motor Repairer

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2 moves · -$3,520 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Industrial Machinery Mechanic: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
Move 2, to Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Stationary Engineer to Industrial Machinery Mechanic -$1,880 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Industrial Machinery Mechanics 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 (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Industrial Machinery Mechanic to Electric Motor Repairer -$1,640 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Equipment Selection, Complex Problem Solving

Side by side

All Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers: Texas median $60,290, $3,520 less a year than all Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($63,810), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Electric Motor Repairer 38%, Stationary Engineer 32%.

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

$63,810-$3,520$60,290

Gates on the route: Industrial Machinery Mechanic: license depends on the work (No Texas license for in-house maintenance: electrician (1305.003(a)(8)) and plumbing (1301.053(a)(1)) laws exempt maintenance staff who do not work for the public. Refrigerant work needs EPA 608); Electric Motor Repairer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year

B +9.1% Texas, 260 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%+6 pts38%

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

3.3 / 5-0.33.0 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.64Outdoors, all weather: A 4.26, B 2.62
High places-1.39High places: A 3.66, B 2.27
Standing+0.82Standing: A 3.58, B 4.4
Very hot or cold-0.66Very hot or cold: A 4.08, B 3.42
Kneeling or crawling+0.50Kneeling or crawling: A 2.52, B 3.02

Degree

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

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

License

A No license for this job found at TDLR electricians, A/C or TSBPE; TDLR's Boiler Safety program was not checked in this round.

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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 24%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Speaking

To build: 6

Equipment Selection +1.25
Installation +0.88
Repairing +0.87
Equipment Maintenance +0.63
Quality Control Analysis +0.63
Troubleshooting +0.63

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