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Warehouse Worker

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Entry routes into electrical work

Your current field: Texas median $18.05/h, all levels (2025). Compare starting pay below.

Electrician Helper

Starting example: $16.94/h, Austin CE Level 1 (2025).

First-year helper pay: confirm the employer offer.

Electrical Apprentice

First period: $18.34/h, Houston Zone A (Aug 31, 2026).

Later periods reach $34.64/h; progress is required.

Residential Wireman

First-year pay: no verified wireman rate.

A later license goal: approved education or 4,000 supervised hours.

Texas median
whole occupation, 2025
$37,540
work over
40 h a week
62%
load index
from O*NET data
3.0/5
Texas jobs
2024 to 2034
+13.1%

Pay

This level's pay

No published pay record names this level: no public record found in sources S1-S7 that names this rung. The occupation-wide figure below is for all experience levels.

Whole occupation: all Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Texas
BLS OEWS May 2025
  • Series OEUS480000000000053706213 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
  • Based on an estimated 216,970 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000053706201).

Half of all Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas earn more than $37,540; the bottom 10% earned less than $29,250 and the top 10% more than $50,140 (May 2025, base pay, about 216,970 jobs). U.S. median $40,240.

Outlook 2024 to 2034, all Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, not level-specific
TWC, BLS

Texas
+13.1% jobs · about 31,990 openings a year (216,940 jobs in 2024)
United States
+1.5% jobs · about 384,300 openings a year (2,988,900 jobs in 2024)

Openings include people retiring or changing jobs, not only growth.

Hours
O*NET 31.0
  • Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2024, n = 27 respondents, O*NET OnLine

About 3 in 5 work more than 40 hours a week (62%).

Schedule: regular 80% · irregular 18% · seasonal 2%

Physical load 3.0 of 5, our index from O*NET
Method
  • Tsai Electro index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (2.56, 6 measures) and an exposure index (3.47, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
  • O*NET OnLine

Body

  • Standing4.05
  • Bending or twisting3.27
  • Walking or running2.82
  • Kneeling or crawling1.94
  • Keeping balance1.76
  • Climbing ladders1.55

Exposure

  • Very hot or cold4.32
  • Outdoors, all weather4.3
  • Hazardous equipment4.2
  • Hazardous conditions3.58
  • Cramped space3.39
  • Protective gear2.67
  • High places1.83
Body 2.56 · exposure 3.47. O*NET Work Context means, 1 = never, 5 = continually or every day.

Getting in

Degree
0% hold a bachelor's or higher; most common: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Preparation
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Why this level
Starting point outside the electrical field (feeder).
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What the work is 3 core tasks

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

  1. Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
  2. Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
  3. Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.

Core tasks ranked by O*NET task Importance (IM, 1-5), top 6.

Top skills

  • Coordination
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Time Management
Sources (4)

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Engineer Tsai has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 · O*NET license

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Base pay; excludes overtime. Outlook: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034 (United States) and Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections 2024-2034, read through Projections Central.

Sources and classification

F Other From other fields jobs · Start level · O*NET 53-7062.00

  • Houston JATC selection FAQ: qualifying aptitude scores lead to interviews; interview scores determine rank. The FAQ also describes about ten applicants per position, which varies.
  • IBEW 716 agreement, page 26: Houston Zone A, post-August 2018 indentures, first period $18.34/h and sixth period $34.64/h, effective August 31, 2026. These are period rates, not a guaranteed first-year annual average. The FAQ still quotes $17.33/h, matching the older 2025 first-period column.
  • IBEW 520 wage scale: Austin Construction Electrician Level 1 $16.94/h, effective January 6, 2025. This is a starting-level example, not a published first-year helper rate or a Houston offer.
  • TDLR Residential Wireman qualifications: approved education or 4,000 supervised hours; the reviewed source does not publish a first-year wage. Verify actual starting pay with the employer.
  • Current-field comparison: existing BLS OEWS Texas hourly median in this page's bundled model, all experience levels. It is not your individual wage or a promised pay increase.
  • Checked October 22, 2026. Entry Kit price and destination: ETOS product registry and local production mirror, product 6435 and page 6455; no new live-site check.

Entry routes into electrical work 3

These are ways into electrical work, not skill-match claims.

On the line

F Other From other fields jobs

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  2. Navy Construction Electrician (CE)$58,570 a year Civilian match: Electricians, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: R B1 E1
  3. Marine Corps Electrician (1141)$58,570 a year Civilian match: Electricians, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: B1
  4. Air Force Electrical Systems Journeyman (3E051)$58,570 a year Civilian match: Electricians, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: B1
  5. Navy Electrician's Mate (EM)$60,290 a year Civilian match: Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: R
  6. Coast Guard Electrician's Mate (EM)$86,520 a year Civilian match: Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: I
  7. Navy Interior Communications Electrician (IC)$86,520 a year Civilian match: Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: L1 I
  8. Army Prime Power Production Specialist (12P)$63,810 a year Civilian match: Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: R
  9. Air Force Electrical Power Production Journeyman (3E052)$63,810 a year Civilian match: Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Texas median, all levels, 2025SkilledChange: R
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  25. Customer Service Representative$40,420 a year Texas median, all levels, 2025Start
  26. Administrative Support Assistant$45,140 a year Texas median, all levels, 2025Start
  27. Army Motor Transport Operator (88M)$56,290 a year Civilian match: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Texas median, all levels, 2025StartChange: I L
  28. Marine Corps Motor Vehicle Operator (3531)$56,290 a year Civilian match: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Texas median, all levels, 2025StartChange: I L
  29. Army Automated Logistical Specialist (92A)$36,840 a year Civilian match: Stockers and Order Fillers, Texas median, all levels, 2025StartChange: I
  30. Navy Logistics Specialist (LS)$36,840 a year Civilian match: Stockers and Order Fillers, Texas median, all levels, 2025StartChange: I
  31. Army Culinary Specialist (92G)$35,360 a year Civilian match: Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, Texas median, all levels, 2025StartChange: I R I4

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