Security alarm technician to industrial electrician
A security alarm technician already meets 50% of what the industrial electrician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.1/ 100
1 How much of what an industrial electrician is expected to do is already part of a security alarm technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the industrial electrician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An industrial electrician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a security alarm technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect electrical supplies
- install electrical and electronic equipment
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An industrial electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security alarm technician background worth leading with.
- already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held cut wall chases handling and moving
- already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held program firmware working with computers
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the industrial electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn install electricity sockets required
- still to learn install electric switches required
- still to learn splice cable required
- optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- still to learn building systems monitoring technology required
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- still to learn react to events in time-critical environments required
- optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- still to learn use precision tools required
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
- optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an industrial electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 building systems monitoring technology study this
- 02 install electricity sockets practise this
- 03 install electric switches practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held inspect electrical supplies skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held use measurement instruments skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held cut wall chases skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install circuit breakers skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held program firmware skill
- already held replace defect components skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
- optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
- optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
22 held skills the industrial electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on new equipment skill
- not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
- not needed by the target role glass breakage sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
- not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
- not needed by the target role infrared sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role manage closed-circuit television system skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role perform software unit testing skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role plan maintenance activities skill
- not needed by the target role program home alarm systems skill
- not needed by the target role reed sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
- not needed by the target role security panels knowledge
- not needed by the target role smoke sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
- not needed by the target role types of alarm systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role wire security sensors skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn building systems monitoring technology required
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Other moves recorded from security alarm technician
Common questions about this move
Can a security alarm technician become an industrial electrician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A security alarm technician already covers 50% of what an industrial electrician is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 11 of which the industrial electrician role treats as required.
What skills does a security alarm technician need to become an industrial electrician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is building systems monitoring technology.
How hard is the move from security alarm technician to industrial electrician?
Its learning distance is 54.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.