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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 49-2098.00
Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
3,600 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$60,070
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
86,340
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 3,600 hours, Fire Alarm Inspection Test Maintenance Technician (hybrid)
- State medians
- $79,870 in Alaska to $29,280 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| 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 |
What security and fire alarm systems installers earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.