Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
49-2098 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. Excludes “Electricians” (47-2111) who do a broad range of electrical wiring.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 71,600 |
2.5 % |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.99 |
$18.09 |
$23.54 |
$29.27 |
$35.54 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,180 |
$37,630 |
$48,970 |
$60,890 |
$73,920 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Investigation and Security Services |
43,810 |
4.58 |
$24.18 |
$50,300 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
19,560 |
0.88 |
$24.16 |
$50,250 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
3,030 |
0.21 |
$22.65 |
$47,100 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1,100 |
0.15 |
$22.36 |
$46,500 |
| Employment Services |
670 |
0.02 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Investigation and Security Services |
43,810 |
4.58 |
$24.18 |
$50,300 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
19,560 |
0.88 |
$24.16 |
$50,250 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
3,030 |
0.21 |
$22.65 |
$47,100 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1,100 |
0.15 |
$22.36 |
$46,500 |
| Facilities Support Services |
210 |
0.13 |
$25.02 |
$52,050 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
30 |
(7) |
$33.53 |
$69,730 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
(8) |
(8) |
$32.12 |
$66,820 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
60 |
(7) |
$30.33 |
$63,080 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
110 |
0.01 |
$28.80 |
$59,900 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
100 |
(7) |
$28.63 |
$59,550 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
8,610 |
0.69 |
1.42 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| California |
8,440 |
0.49 |
1.00 |
$25.03 |
$52,070 |
| Florida |
5,850 |
0.67 |
1.36 |
$20.87 |
$43,410 |
| New York |
4,000 |
0.42 |
0.86 |
$27.10 |
$56,380 |
| New Jersey |
2,800 |
0.69 |
1.41 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Mexico |
780 |
0.95 |
1.95 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
| Oklahoma |
1,310 |
0.81 |
1.67 |
$22.76 |
$47,350 |
| Maryland |
1,880 |
0.70 |
1.43 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
| Texas |
8,610 |
0.69 |
1.42 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| New Jersey |
2,800 |
0.69 |
1.41 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,070 |
0.52 |
1.08 |
$27.66 |
$57,540 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,240 |
0.89 |
1.82 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,020 |
0.48 |
0.99 |
$25.38 |
$52,800 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,850 |
0.58 |
1.19 |
$28.19 |
$58,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,790 |
0.62 |
1.28 |
$25.55 |
$53,150 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,590 |
0.75 |
1.53 |
$24.87 |
$51,720 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,570 |
0.52 |
1.06 |
$23.14 |
$48,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,430 |
0.52 |
1.07 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,420 |
0.54 |
1.11 |
$22.13 |
$46,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,290 |
0.46 |
0.95 |
$32.52 |
$67,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
570 |
2.12 |
4.36 |
$21.56 |
$44,830 |
| Tulsa, OK |
630 |
1.41 |
2.90 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
70 |
1.37 |
2.81 |
$21.38 |
$44,480 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
200 |
1.30 |
2.67 |
$25.62 |
$53,300 |
| Peoria, IL |
220 |
1.29 |
2.65 |
$29.05 |
$60,420 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
200 |
1.29 |
2.65 |
$21.47 |
$44,660 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
840 |
1.19 |
2.44 |
$18.97 |
$39,450 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
200 |
1.14 |
2.33 |
$22.78 |
$47,370 |
| Manchester, NH |
130 |
1.08 |
2.22 |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
1,120 |
1.08 |
2.21 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
United States Department of Labor
