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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Installs and services alarms, cameras and access systems.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent
Job outlook2025–2035: +7%
Median pay$60,070 a year (2025)
Interest codeRCI Realistic, Conventional, Investigative

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Alarm installers wire and program security systems, fire alarms, cameras and door access controls in homes, schools and businesses, and test and repair them.

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High school courses that build toward it

  • Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

    Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

  • Woodworking · Career and Technical

    Builds building and construction, which this job uses.

  • Physical Education · Health and PE

    Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

  • Geometry · Math

    Builds math, which this job uses.

  • Physics · Science

    Builds math, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.