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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Install, program, maintain, or repair security or fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. | Examine systems to locate problems such as loose connections or broken insulation. | |||
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Test backup batteries, keypad programming, sirens, and all security features in order to ensure proper functioning, and to diagnose malfunctions. | ||||
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Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, and video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring in order to connect components. | ||||
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Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, and related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans. | ||||
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Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, and cavity walls to reach fixture outlets; then position and terminate cables, wires and strapping. | ||||
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Inspect installation sites and study work orders, building plans, and installation manuals in order to determine materials requirements and installation procedures. | ||||
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Adjust sensitivity of units based on room structures and manufacturers' recommendations, using programming keypads. | ||||
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Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications. | ||||
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Drill holes for wiring in wall studs, joists, ceilings, and floors. | ||||
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Demonstrate systems for customers, and explain details such as the causes and consequences of false alarms. | ||||
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Consult with clients to assess risks and to determine security requirements. | ||||
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Keep informed of new products and developments. | ||||
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Mount raceways and conduits, and fasten wires to wood framing, using staplers. | ||||
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Provide customers with cost estimates for equipment installation. | ||||
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Prepare documents such as invoices and warranties. | ||||
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Order replacement parts. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Hyperterminal | Platform interconnectivity software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Traceroute | Network monitoring software | |||
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Adjustable widemouth pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Battery analyzers | Battery testers | |||
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Bayonet Neill-Concelman BNC cable strippers | Stripping tools | |||
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Bayonet Neill-Concelman BNC crimpers | Lug crimping tool dies | |||
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Bubble levels | Levels | |||
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Butane soldering irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Channel lock pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Color bar generators | Signal generators | |||
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Cordless drills | Power drills | |||
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Crimping lugs | Wire lug crimping tool | |||
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Decibel meters | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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Digital multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Digital ohmmeters | Ohmmeters | |||
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Digital oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Digital voltmeters DVM | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Electric soldering irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Electrical frequency meters | Electrical frequency meters | |||
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Extension ladders | Ladders | |||
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Fiber optics testers | Power meters | |||
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Field strength meters | Field strength measuring equipment | |||
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Flat blade screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Flexible wire pullers | Fish tape | |||
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Hammer drills | Power drills | |||
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Inductive probes | Electronic measuring probes | |||
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Jeweler's Phillips screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Jeweler's flat blade screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Needlenose pliers | Needlenose pliers | |||
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Offset socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR | Reflectometers | |||
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Personal digital assistants PDA | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Personnel lifts | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Portable video monitors | Video monitors | |||
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Precision phasemeters | Phasemeters | |||
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Razor knives | Razor knives | |||
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Rolling scaffolds | Scaffolding | |||
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Spade lugs | Wire lug crimping tool | |||
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Staple guns | Staple guns | |||
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Telephone test sets | Telephony equipment service observing units | |||
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Tone generators | Signal generators | |||
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Vectorscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Volt-ohm meters VOM | Ohmmeters | |||
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Wire cutting tools | Wire cutters | |||
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Wire pullers | Fish tape | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Required Level of Education | Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Alarm Adjuster | |||
Alarm Technician | |||
Burglar Alarm Inspector | |||
Burglar Alarm Installer | |||
Burglar Alarm Mechanic | |||
Electrical Fire Alarm Repairer Inspector | |||
Electronic Fire Control Systems Mechanic | |||
Electronic Security Technician | |||
Fire Alarm Installer | |||
Fire Alarm Mechanic | |||
Fire Alarm Technician | |||
Fire and Sound Service Technician | |||
Home Fire Alarm Installer | |||
Home Security Alarm Installer | |||
Installation Technician | |||
Low Voltage Technician | |||
Protective Signal Installer | |||
Protective Signal Repairer | |||
Security Engineer | |||
Security Installation Technician | |||
Security Installer | |||
Security Systems Installer | |||
Security Technician | |||
Service Technician | |||
Special Systems Technician | |||
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