Compare A Chemical Engineer ↔ B Computer Hardware Engineer
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No pay difference shown for this route: mechatronics Engineer: OEWS pay for an 'All Other' group; not specific to this occupation.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Mechatronics Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Move 2, to Computer Hardware Engineer: 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 Mechatronics Engineer
- O*NET lists Mechatronics Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operation and Control, Writing
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Mechatronics Engineer to Computer Hardware Engineer
- O*NET lists Computer Hardware Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (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 Computer Hardware Engineers: Texas median $163,860, $31,110 more a year than all Chemical Engineers ($132,750), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Computer Hardware Engineer 76%, Chemical Engineer 70%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Mechatronics Engineer: experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year
B +17.4% Texas, 230 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.0 / 5-0.71.3 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.50Outdoors, all weather: A 2.87, B 1.37
- Hazardous conditions-1.35Hazardous conditions: A 2.78, B 1.43
- Hazardous equipment-1.18Hazardous equipment: A 2.39, B 1.21
- Protective gear-1.16Protective gear: A 2.3, B 1.14
- Very hot or cold-1.00Very hot or cold: A 2.3, B 1.3
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: 93%).
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 28%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Operations Analysis
To build: 2
- Writing +0.76
- Active Listening +0.63
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