Compare A Facilities Director ↔ B Facilities Manager

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Your route

2 moves · +$0 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Superintendent: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Facilities Manager: 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
Facilities Director to Electrical Superintendent +$2,040 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates: license depends on the work (No license for this job title at TDLR; the employer needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license with a Master Electrician of record. Doing electrical work yourself needs your own TDLR license), experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Operations Analysis, Negotiation
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Superintendent to Facilities Manager -$2,040 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Facilities Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84 (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

More than 40 hours a week: Facilities Manager 48%, Facilities Director 48%.

This level's pay

A No headline record for this level

B $29.23 to $36.54/h City of Austin (incl. Austin Energy) pay range, 2025

No published schedule lists both jobs, so no level-specific difference is shown.

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

$99,430no difference shown$99,430

Both jobs fall under one OEWS occupation (Facilities Managers); OEWS does not split pay by level, so a difference would read $0.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

B +13.1% Texas, 1,160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%+0 pts48%

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

2.2 / 5+0.02.2 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+0.00Outdoors, all weather: A 2.66, B 2.66
Very hot or cold+0.00Very hot or cold: A 2.28, B 2.28
Cramped space+0.00Cramped space: A 2.08, B 2.08
High places+0.00High places: A 2.19, B 2.19
Hazardous conditions+0.00Hazardous conditions: A 2.47, B 2.47

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% 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 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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 49%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Coordination

To build: 0

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