Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
SOC 49-2098 · 2024-2034
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $73,594per year
- Projected openings
- 9,890
- Projected change
- +13.8%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Installation
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $81,202 | 380 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $79,743 | 680 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $76,575 | 310 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $74,075 | 670 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $72,144 | 40 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $69,594 | 1,460 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $69,566 | 110 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $68,067 | 580 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $67,328 | 50 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $66,089 | 2,210 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $65,993 | 180 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $65,161 | 970 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $64,442 | 70 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $63,959 | 140 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $63,415 | 150 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $63,220 | 80 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $62,768 | 140 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $59,975 | 210 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 30 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $89,039 | 152,190 | +6.8% |
| Lighting Technicians | $96,703 | 2,490 | 0% |
| Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | $49,871 | 490 | -20% |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | $87,218 | 1,190 | 0% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | $78,797 | 11,800 | -7.4% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
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