Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Facilities Engineer (Electrical)

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Your route

2 moves · -$3,300 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Facilities Engineer (Electrical): no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Chemical Engineer to Manufacturing Engineer -$28,190 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Manufacturing Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Technology Design
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Manufacturing Engineer to Facilities Engineer (Electrical) +$24,890 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Electrical Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Electrical Engineers: Texas median $129,450, $3,300 less a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Engineer (Electrical) 58%, Chemical Engineer 70%.

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

$132,750-$3,300$129,450

Gates on the route: Manufacturing Engineer: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

B +14.0% Texas, 1,060 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

70%-12 pts58%

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

2.0 / 5+0.02.0 / 5

Protective gear-0.73Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.57
Outdoors, all weather-0.66Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 2.21
Hazardous conditions-0.54Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 2.24
Cramped space+0.36Cramped space: A 1.65, B 2.01
Standing+0.33Standing: A 2.05, B 2.38

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 89%).

License

A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Mathematics
Coordination

To build: 2

Writing +1.00
Active Listening +0.63

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