Compare A Stationary Engineer ↔ B Industrial Machinery Mechanic
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1 move · -$1,880 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- 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).
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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).
Side by side
All Industrial Machinery Mechanics: Texas median $61,930, $1,880 less a year than all Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($63,810), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Industrial Machinery Mechanic 47%, Stationary Engineer 32%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: 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).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +2.1% United States, 3,800 openings a year
B +21.8% Texas, 6,380 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 / 5-0.32.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.57Outdoors, all weather: A 4.26, B 2.69
- Hazardous conditions-0.92Hazardous conditions: A 4.29, B 3.37
- Very hot or cold-0.87Very hot or cold: A 4.08, B 3.21
- Keeping balance-0.59Keeping balance: A 2.42, B 1.83
- High places-0.58High places: A 3.66, B 3.08
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 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.
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 32%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
To build: 6
- Equipment Maintenance +0.75
- Repairing +0.75
- Troubleshooting +0.75
- Quality Control Analysis +0.63
- Equipment Selection +0.62
- Operation and Control +0.62
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