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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Career B (or your target career)

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

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Comparison table

MetricFire Inspectors and InvestigatorsSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
National median salary$75,920$60,070
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment13,80086,340
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificatePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone33
Important skillsActive Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social PerceptivenessInstallation, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersTransit and Railroad Police, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Security Management Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Fire Inspectors and Investigators dashboardSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

62%

8 of 13 target skills

Target-only skills

5

Current-only skills

9

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Critical Thinking—
  • Speaking—
  • Active Listening—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Monitoring—
  • Time Management—

Only in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

  • Installation
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing

Only in Fire Inspectors and Investigators

  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Service Orientation
  • Instructing
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Systems Evaluation