Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

This post summarizes key statistics on Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	29,686
25	42,675
30	53,556
35	56,704
40	59,421
45	62,373
50	59,421
55	61,795
60	66,945
65	59,421

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	4.8
High School Degree	37.4
Some College, No Degree	33.8
Associate's Degree	12.1
Bachelor's Degree	10.9
Master's Degree	0.9
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.0
PhD	0.0

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	3.20
20-39	7.10
39-41	64.30
41-50	20.40
50-60	3.50
More than 60	1.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
76.70	56,196	Detective and protective services
9.60	51,033	All construction
1.40	54,020	Computer and data processing services
1.10	54,020	Radio, TV, and communication equipment
0.80	56,704	Electrical goods
0.70	48,617	Radio, TV, and computer stores
0.70	64,824	Elementary and secondary schools
0.70	56,704	Colleges and universities
0.60	44,286	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.50	36,047	General government, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
88.10	No 4-Year Degree	54,975
1.10	Electrical Engineering	69,004
1.10	Business Management and Administration	51,033
0.90	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	68,044
0.90	General Business	61,083
0.50	Computer Science	59,736
0.50	Electrical Engineering Technology	66,945
0.40	General Engineering	72,581
0.40	Marketing and Marketing Research	81,029
0.40	History	79,408

This table highlights the top majors people working as Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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