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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)

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

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Comparison table

MetricSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersTelecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
National median salary$60,070$74,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment86,34097,720
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateNot recorded
Job zone32
Important skillsInstallation, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem SolvingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Related careersElectromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, Pipelayers, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers dashboardTelecommunications Line Installers and Repairers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

12 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

1

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—
  • Quality Control Analysis—
  • Monitoring—
  • Speaking—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Active Listening—
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Installation—
  • Operations Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Troubleshooting—
  • Repairing+0.3 level

Only in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

  • Coordination
  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance

Only in Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

  • Complex Problem Solving