Compare careers
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-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $115,160 | $60,070 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 86,340 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Installation, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
69%
9 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
16
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—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
Only in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Installation
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Repairing
Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Systems Analysis
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Science
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Technology Design