Compare A Infrastructure Engineer ↔ B Communications Electrician Supervisor

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No pay difference shown for this route: infrastructure Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Telecommunications Systems Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Fire Alarm Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 3, to Communications Electrician Supervisor: license depends on the work (Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Infrastructure Engineer to Telecommunications Systems Engineer
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Engineering Specialists as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Fire Alarm Technician
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 3 L1 step up on Low-voltage and life-safety systems
Fire Alarm Technician to Communications Electrician Supervisor
- Next rung on 'Low-voltage and life-safety systems' (Skilled to Lead).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Negotiation

Side by side

More than 40 hours a week: Communications Electrician Supervisor 53%, Infrastructure Engineer 41%.

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

$111,530no difference shown$76,760

OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +21.9% Texas, 4,710 openings a year

B +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

41%+12 pts53%

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

1.7 / 5+1.02.6 / 5

Very hot or cold+2.12Very hot or cold: A 1.3, B 3.42
Hazardous equipment+2.11Hazardous equipment: A 1.43, B 3.54
Outdoors, all weather+1.64Outdoors, all weather: A 1.62, B 3.26
Hazardous conditions+1.31Hazardous conditions: A 1.43, B 2.74
Bending or twisting+1.18Bending or twisting: A 1.95, B 3.13

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 27% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A 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).

B Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 27%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Systems Analysis

To build: 6

Operation and Control +1.00
Management of Personnel Resources +0.88
Coordination +0.75
Time Management +0.75
Troubleshooting +0.62
Monitoring +0.50

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Save Infrastructure Engineer to Communications Electrician Supervisor as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.