Will AI replace Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
18/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 32% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 4% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 25% of the work
What the job involves
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(1)
- Prepare documents, such as invoices or warranties.
Within reach(4)
- Demonstrate systems for customers and explain details, such as the causes and consequences of false alarms.
- Keep informed of new products and developments.
- Consult with clients to assess risks and to determine security requirements.
- Provide customers with cost estimates for equipment installation.
Out of reach(11)
- Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.
- Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.
- Examine systems to locate problems, such as loose connections or broken insulation.
- Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.
- Test backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, or other security features to ensure proper functioning or to diagnose malfunctions.
and 6 more
Also called
Alarm Technician · Security Technician (Security Tech) · Security Tech · Fire Alarm Technician (Fire Alarm Tech) · Fire Alarm Tech · Protective Signal Repairer · Security Systems Installer · Home Security Alarm Installer
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics