Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Low Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
47%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
31%
(Low Risk, Based on 50 votes)
Average: 39%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
8.6%
by year 2033
WAGES
$56,430
or $27.13 per hour
Volume
83,540
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
6.3/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

47% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

31% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 47% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers' job openings is expected to rise 8.6% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers' was $56,430, or $27 per hour

'Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers' were paid 17.4% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 83,540 people employed as 'Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers'.

Job description

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

SOC Code: 49-2098.00

Comments (5)

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Matt (Low)
15 Apr 2023 14:30
Life safety infrastructure installation, inspecting and service require a very real-world presence to perform. With the combination of to-code knowledge and physical system interaction unless the AI has a highly dexterous and physically complex chassis to move it around I can not see AI effectively installing, servicing or inspecting life safety systems.
JR (Low)
04 Aug 2022 14:38
What type of robot is capable of pulling cable, installing cams, terminating cat 6, and configuring a system?
Mason (No chance)
06 Feb 2021 23:17
are people expecting Boston dynamics robots to come out?
Lance (No chance)
03 Mar 2020 04:55
There is almost no way to practically (and economically) automate the action of installing physical devices (alarms, smoke detectors), programming fire alarm control panels, running wires, and testing the system.
Jamie (No chance)
16 Aug 2019 20:11
Smoke detectors require manual testing and smoke to be put through. Even if catridges were used they would require replacing Cabling requires fitting, breaks in cable require repairing. Devices need fitting, replacing, over desks etc How does a robot remove a ceiling tile, go above the ceiling, navigate around plant equipment, test the devices, return the ceiling tile, reminder its pitch black above ceilings and 90% of sites have devices fitted but not where they say they are.
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