Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $77,980.00
Average: $54,280.00
Hourly
Average: $26.10

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

93% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
93% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
89% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
87% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
81% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
81% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
80% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
79% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
78% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
77% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
72% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
70% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
70% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
70% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
68% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
68% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

69% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Inspect equipment to locate or identify electrical problems.
Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.
Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
Repair electrical components.
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
Plan work procedures.
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
Repair electrical circuits or wiring.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Explain use of products or services.
Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Run wiring to connect equipment.
Estimate costs for labor or materials.
Document operational activities.
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
Lay cables to connect equipment.
Inspect safety equipment to ensure proper functioning.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
94% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
94% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
90% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
89% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
89% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
87% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
85% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
83% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
83% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
83% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
83% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
78% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
77% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
77% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
76% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
73% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
73% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
72% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
70% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
69% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
69% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
65% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
77% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

84% Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
82% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
81% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
80% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
77% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
77% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
77% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
76% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
75% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
73% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
69% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
66% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
66% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
65% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Getting Started

Education:
49%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
41%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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