Compare A Mechatronics Engineer ↔ B Chemical 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.

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Move 1, to Chemical Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Mechatronics Engineer to Chemical Engineer
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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: Chemical Engineer 70%, Mechatronics Engineer 58%.

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

$115,810no difference shown$132,750

One side's OEWS pay is an 'All Other' group, not this occupation.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.7% Texas, 690 openings a year

B +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

58%+11 pts70%

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

1.6 / 5+0.52.0 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.51Outdoors, all weather: A 1.36, B 2.87
Protective gear+1.05Protective gear: A 1.25, B 2.3
Very hot or cold+1.04Very hot or cold: A 1.26, B 2.3
Hazardous conditions+0.96Hazardous conditions: A 1.82, B 2.78
High places+0.64High places: A 1.23, B 1.87

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 67%).

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

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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 29%).

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking
Active Listening
Monitoring

To build: 5

Science +1.00
Active Learning +0.76
Systems Analysis +0.63
Operations Analysis +0.50
Systems Evaluation +0.50

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Save Mechatronics Engineer to Chemical Engineer 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 5 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.