Skilled Trades
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
Median salary (BLS)
$60,070
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$39k – $81k
Job outlook
+10% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Entry / Junior
$38,800
~2 yrs to advance
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Established
$60,070
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Senior
$70,610
Key skills
A typical day
- •Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.
- •Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.
- •Demonstrate systems for customers and explain details, such as the causes and consequences of false alarms.
- •Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.
- •Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.