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Installation & Repair · Updated Aug 2026

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
48/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
40/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage87%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.High
69
Test backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, or other security features to ensure proper functioning or to diagnose malfunctions.High
69
Drill holes for wiring in wall studs, joists, ceilings, or floors.High
69
Adjust sensitivity of units, based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads.Medium
69
Demonstrate systems for customers and explain details, such as the causes and consequences of false alarms.High
62
Examine systems to locate problems, such as loose connections or broken insulation.High
51
Consult with clients to assess risks and to determine security requirements.High
60
Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.High
39
Inspect installation sites and study work orders, building plans, and installation manuals to determine materials requirements and installation procedures.High
40
Provide customers with cost estimates for equipment installation.Medium
45
Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.High
22
Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.High
15
Mount raceways and conduits and fasten wires to wood framing, using staplers.High
15
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.69
  2. Test backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, or other security features to ensure proper functioning or to diagnose malfunctions.69
  3. Drill holes for wiring in wall studs, joists, ceilings, or floors.69
  4. Adjust sensitivity of units, based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads.69
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.01
  2. Mount raceways and conduits and fasten wires to wood framing, using staplers.02
  3. Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.03
  4. Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.04
  5. Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.05
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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency74
Physical dependency63
Adoption pressure47
Labour-market resilience75
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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