Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Also called:
Alarm Technician, Service Technician, Installation Technician, Fire Alarm Technician
see titles from the Army or Navy.
Computer/Detection Systems Repairer
Interior Communications Electrician; Interior Communications Electrician Basic; Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Maintenance Technician
What they do:
Install, program, maintain, or repair security or fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
On the job, you would:
- Examine systems to locate problems, such as loose connections or broken insulation.
- Test backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, and all security features in order to ensure proper functioning, and to diagnose malfunctions.
- Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.
Business
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- building and construction
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Arts and Humanities
|
|
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
|
|
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
|
People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Independence
- Persistence
- Initiative
|
|
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Network monitoring software
|
high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
|
|
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$39,540
per year, on average
|
|
You might like a career in one of these industries:
|
In the military:
see titles from the Army or Navy.
