Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a security alarm technician can go next

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

Security alarm technicians install and maintain security alarm systems to protect against hazards such as fire and burglary. They install sensors and control systems and connect them to power and telecommunication lines if required. Security alarm technicians explain usage of the installed systems to the prospective users.

Craft and related trades workers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: building electrician, 51%

building electrician 51% covered industrial electrician 50% covered domestic electrician 41% covered electrician 36% covered electrical supervisor 34% covered security alarm technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from security alarm technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a security alarm technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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security alarm technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a security alarm technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.