Installs, tests, and repairs fire alarm systems in buildings.
You test every smoke detector and pull station in a school, find a faulty device, and program a new alarm panel.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. On-the-job training; NICET certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Low Voltage (certificate).
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Security and fire alarm systems installers.
Low risk for 10 years. Alarm panels self-report faults, but code-required testing of every device in a building stays human work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to fire alarm and security companies for trainee or installer jobs First: Background check and, in some states, a fire alarm trainee license or registration
Classes: Electronics CTE, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2098.
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