Compare A Stationary Engineer ↔ B Millwright

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2 moves · -$1,180 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 Millwright: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 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 Millwright +$700 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Millwrights as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Installation, Service Orientation

Side by side

All Millwrights: Texas median $62,630, $1,180 less a year than all Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($63,810), every experience level.

Millwright: 82% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.6 times the share for Stationary Engineer (32%).

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

$63,810-$1,180$62,630

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); Millwright: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +5.0% Texas, 300 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

32%+50 pts82%

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

3.3 / 5+0.53.7 / 5

Protective gear+1.85Protective gear: A 2.38, B 4.23
Bending or twisting+1.29Bending or twisting: A 2.62, B 3.91
Kneeling or crawling+0.93Kneeling or crawling: A 2.52, B 3.45
Cramped space+0.71Cramped space: A 3.38, B 4.09
Standing+0.69Standing: A 3.58, B 4.27

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Quality Control Analysis
Time Management
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 4

Installation +1.63
Service Orientation +0.88
Equipment Maintenance +0.50
Troubleshooting +0.50

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