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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,600 hours, for Fire Alarm Inspection Test Maintenance Technician (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Alarm Inspection Test Maintenance Technician | 2007 | Hybrid: 3,600 to 4,500 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based: 3,600 hours |
| PROTECTIVE-SIGNAL INSTALLER | 0459 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What security and fire alarm systems installers earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for security and fire alarm systems installers ($79,870) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($29,280), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $79,870 | $38.40 | 110 |
| Massachusetts | $78,530 | $37.76 | 1,690 |
| Rhode Island | $76,320 | $36.69 | 240 |
| Oregon | $75,710 | $36.40 | 950 |
| Connecticut | $75,410 | $36.26 | 540 |
| Washington | $72,950 | $35.07 | 1,670 |
| California | $71,570 | $34.41 | 8,180 |
| Maryland | $65,330 | $31.41 | 2,230 |
| Maine | $64,080 | $30.81 | 240 |
| Iowa | $63,750 | $30.65 | 480 |
| Hawaii | $63,140 | $30.36 | 380 |
| New Jersey | $63,140 | $30.36 | 2,740 |
| Minnesota | $62,440 | $30.02 | 770 |
| Colorado | $62,250 | $29.93 | 1,950 |
| Ohio | $61,860 | $29.74 | 2,440 |
| New Hampshire | $61,530 | $29.58 | 500 |
| Kansas | $61,480 | $29.56 | 740 |
| Utah | $61,150 | $29.40 | 980 |
| Wisconsin | $61,130 | $29.39 | 770 |
| Nevada | $60,980 | $29.32 | 1,170 |
| Virginia | $60,790 | $29.23 | 2,130 |
| Alabama | $60,710 | $29.19 | 1,350 |
| Kentucky | $60,700 | $29.18 | 1,080 |
| Vermont | $60,080 | $28.89 | 110 |
| Florida | $60,070 | $28.88 | 8,320 |
| Illinois | $59,800 | $28.75 | 2,180 |
| Wyoming | $59,800 | $28.75 | 150 |
| South Carolina | $59,710 | $28.71 | 1,050 |
| Arizona | $59,680 | $28.69 | 2,040 |
| Delaware | $59,680 | $28.69 | 160 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,500 | $28.61 | 2,650 |
| Montana | $58,800 | $28.27 | 190 |
| New York | $58,550 | $28.15 | 6,620 |
| District of Columbia | $58,460 | $28.11 | 210 |
| New Mexico | $58,350 | $28.05 | 630 |
| Indiana | $58,070 | $27.92 | 1,930 |
| North Dakota | $57,620 | $27.70 | 150 |
| Michigan | $55,830 | $26.84 | 2,060 |
| South Dakota | $55,690 | $26.77 | 220 |
| Louisiana | $54,730 | $26.31 | 1,170 |
| Missouri | $54,620 | $26.26 | 1,790 |
| North Carolina | $54,120 | $26.02 | 2,880 |
| Georgia | $53,100 | $25.53 | 2,220 |
| Texas | $52,270 | $25.13 | 10,260 |
| Tennessee | $51,460 | $24.74 | 2,520 |
| West Virginia | $51,100 | $24.57 | 260 |
| Idaho | $49,180 | $23.65 | 340 |
| Arkansas | $48,950 | $23.53 | 620 |
| Oklahoma | $48,240 | $23.19 | 1,340 |
| Nebraska | $48,000 | $23.08 | 490 |
| Mississippi | $47,160 | $22.67 | 440 |
| Guam | $37,450 | $18.00 | 60 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,280 | $14.08 | 600 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).