Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as security alarm installer, burglar alarm technician, security alarm engineer, intruder alarm installer, fire alarm technician, security systems technician, electronic security systems installer, fire alarm installer, security alarm fitter, burglar alarm installer, intruder alarm technician.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from security alarm technician, 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 technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A security alarm technician needs 19 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
  • program home alarm systems working with computers
  • wire security sensors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • security panels information and communication technologies (icts)
  • types of alarm systems services
  • inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • check compatibility of materials information skills
  • test electronic units constructing
  • test sensors constructing
  • install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a security alarm technician’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.