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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace security and fire alarm systems installers?

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. US occupation 49-2098.

3.0%

of the time security and fire alarm systems installers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of security and fire alarm systems installers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 299 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 59% of them.Further along than 59% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for security and fire alarm systems installersWhat security and fire alarm systems installers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 16 tasks for security and fire alarm systems installers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Prepare documents, such as invoices or warranties. mostly automated 1.00

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 16 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

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

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, security and fire alarm systems installers rank 5. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Level with 3.0%

  1. 299Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3.0%
  2. 299Patternmakers, Wood 3.0%
  3. 299Physicians, All Other 3.0%

Just below

  1. 304Construction Laborers 2.8%
  2. 304Driver/Sales Workers 2.8%
  3. 304Historians 2.8%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.