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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)

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Career B (or your target career)

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

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Comparison table

MetricSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersFire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
National median salary$60,070$115,160
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment86,34021,450
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsInstallation, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem SolvingCritical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration Testers
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers dashboardFire-Prevention and Protection Engineers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

36%

9 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

16

Current-only skills

4

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+0.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.9 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Quality Control Analysis+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level

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

Only in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

  • Installation
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing