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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers vs Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers and Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$59,300
$64,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
81,510
11,400
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
55th pct
37th pct

At a glance

Dimension Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Median pay $59,300 $64,190
Employment 81,510 11,400
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+10.4%) Growing fast (+8.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 9,400 1,200
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 55th pct Moderate · 37th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 24th pct · 17% of tasks 43rd pct · 24% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (44.9%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Public Safety and Security, Oral Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Telecommunications, Oral Expression, Near Vision, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Installation, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Active Listening, Inductive Reasoning, Engineering and Technology, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Category Flexibility, Finger Dexterity, Extent Flexibility, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, English Language, Mechanical, Monitoring, Repairing, Time Management, Written Comprehension.

Specific to Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

  • Building and Construction
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Visualization
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Education and Training
  • Troubleshooting
  • Written Expression

Specific to Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Administration and Management
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Control Precision
  • Mathematics
  • Communications and Media
  • Writing
  • Active Learning

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Operating system software , Word processing software .

Specific to Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Specific to Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers or Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers vs Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/security-and-fire-alarm-systems-installers-vs-radio-cellular-and-tower-equipment-installers-and-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers vs Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/security-and-fire-alarm-systems-installers-vs-radio-cellular-and-tower-equipment-installers-and-repairers

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