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Where a security alarm investigator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a security alarm investigator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Security alarm investigators respond to burglar alarm signals and investigate disturbances identified by the alarm system on the clients' premises. They monitor security alarms and other surveillance devices and contact police in cases of trespassing.

Also known as alarm investigator, surveillance-system monitor, alarm specialist, alarm system specialist, alarm signal investigator, fire safety inspector, residential alarm system specialist.

Service and sales workers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: store detective, 33%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
store detective 33% covered security guard supervisor 33% covered security guard 27% covered hand luggage inspector 25% covered security consultant 25% covered security alarm investigat… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from security alarm investigator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a security alarm investigator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A security alarm investigator needs 13 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • building's electronic access equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • respond to burglar alarm systems assisting and caring
  • locking mechanisms engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage alarm system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • read technical datasheet information skills
  • security in industrial buildings services
  • security in commercial buildings services
  • monitor surveillance equipment constructing
  • apply safety management assisting and caring
  • liaise with security authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a security alarm investigator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Security alarm investigator is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a security alarm investigator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.