Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Industry profile for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Geographic profile for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
National estimates for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 77,420 |
2.9 % |
$ 25.08 |
$ 52,170 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.66 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 23.23 |
$ 29.25 |
$ 36.65 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,490 |
$ 38,110 |
$ 48,320 |
$ 60,830 |
$ 76,240 |
Industry profile for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Investigation and Security Services |
48,420 |
5.26 |
$ 24.59 |
$ 51,150 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
20,520 |
0.91 |
$ 26.41 |
$ 54,930 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
3,260 |
0.24 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
770 |
0.01 |
$ 30.90 |
$ 64,270 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
720 |
0.11 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,360 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Investigation and Security Services |
48,420 |
5.26 |
$ 24.59 |
$ 51,150 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
20,520 |
0.91 |
$ 26.41 |
$ 54,930 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
3,260 |
0.24 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
| Facilities Support Services |
230 |
0.14 |
$ 30.09 |
$ 62,590 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
720 |
0.11 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,360 |
Top paying industries for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
Geographic profile for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,740 |
0.65 |
1.18 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 59,770 |
| Texas |
8,520 |
0.70 |
1.27 |
$ 21.88 |
$ 45,500 |
| Florida |
6,800 |
0.79 |
1.44 |
$ 22.90 |
$ 47,630 |
| New York |
4,920 |
0.57 |
1.03 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,900 |
0.52 |
0.94 |
$ 25.42 |
$ 52,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
2,790 |
1.10 |
1.99 |
$ 28.44 |
$ 59,160 |
| Florida |
6,800 |
0.79 |
1.44 |
$ 22.90 |
$ 47,630 |
| Arizona |
2,140 |
0.74 |
1.35 |
$ 22.78 |
$ 47,380 |
| Texas |
8,520 |
0.70 |
1.27 |
$ 21.88 |
$ 45,500 |
| Colorado |
1,820 |
0.70 |
1.26 |
$ 28.36 |
$ 58,980 |
Top paying states for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.48 |
0.86 |
$ 33.22 |
$ 69,090 |
| Oregon |
910 |
0.50 |
0.91 |
$ 32.34 |
$ 67,260 |
| Minnesota |
810 |
0.30 |
0.54 |
$ 31.73 |
$ 65,990 |
| Massachusetts |
1,800 |
0.53 |
0.96 |
$ 31.61 |
$ 65,740 |
| Washington |
1,320 |
0.41 |
0.75 |
$ 31.39 |
$ 65,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| 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 |
5,630 |
0.65 |
1.18 |
$ 26.61 |
$ 55,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,230 |
0.74 |
1.35 |
$ 28.30 |
$ 58,870 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,290 |
0.92 |
1.67 |
$ 21.98 |
$ 45,720 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,340 |
0.95 |
1.73 |
$ 23.07 |
$ 47,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,260 |
0.77 |
1.40 |
$ 29.01 |
$ 60,340 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,790 |
0.85 |
1.54 |
$ 23.33 |
$ 48,520 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,760 |
0.61 |
1.10 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,530 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,680 |
0.65 |
1.18 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,470 |
0.56 |
1.01 |
$ 27.44 |
$ 57,080 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,460 |
1.16 |
2.12 |
$ 27.29 |
$ 56,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Modesto, CA |
300 |
1.64 |
2.98 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 45,480 |
| El Paso, TX |
430 |
1.42 |
2.58 |
$ 26.30 |
$ 54,700 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
330 |
1.23 |
2.25 |
$ 22.97 |
$ 47,780 |
| Billings, MT |
100 |
1.23 |
2.24 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 51,070 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
40 |
1.20 |
2.19 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,420 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,460 |
1.16 |
2.12 |
$ 27.29 |
$ 56,760 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,150 |
1.08 |
1.96 |
$ 32.87 |
$ 68,360 |
| Casper, WY |
40 |
1.06 |
1.93 |
$ 25.67 |
$ 53,390 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
710 |
1.04 |
1.89 |
$ 22.81 |
$ 47,450 |
| Redding, CA |
70 |
1.03 |
1.88 |
$ 28.42 |
$ 59,120 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Eugene, OR |
80 |
0.51 |
0.94 |
$ 34.11 |
$ 70,940 |
| Salem, OR |
50 |
0.30 |
0.55 |
$ 33.00 |
$ 68,640 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
610 |
0.33 |
0.61 |
$ 32.94 |
$ 68,520 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,150 |
1.08 |
1.96 |
$ 32.87 |
$ 68,360 |
| Anchorage, AK |
120 |
0.74 |
1.35 |
$ 32.52 |
$ 67,640 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
720 |
0.65 |
1.17 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
890 |
0.46 |
0.84 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,280 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,140 |
0.51 |
0.93 |
$ 32.24 |
$ 67,060 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,440 |
0.56 |
1.01 |
$ 32.14 |
$ 66,860 |
| Manchester, NH |
80 |
0.79 |
1.44 |
$ 31.40 |
$ 65,310 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
