Compare A Fire Alarm Technician ↔ B Network Systems Administrator
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2 moves · +$48,970 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
- Move 2, to Network Systems Administrator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Fire Alarm Technician to Low-Voltage Technician +$7,100 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license not checked yet.
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Low-Voltage Technician to Network Systems Administrator +$41,870 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Network and Computer Systems Administrators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Texas median $101,240, $48,970 more a year than all Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers ($52,270), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Network Systems Administrator 40%, Fire Alarm Technician 57%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +21.6% Texas, 1,300 openings a year
B +6.3% Texas, 1,880 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.9 / 5-1.11.7 / 5
- Very hot or cold-1.99Very hot or cold: A 3.49, B 1.5
- Standing-1.88Standing: A 4.33, B 2.45
- Outdoors, all weather-1.83Outdoors, all weather: A 3.43, B 1.6
- Climbing ladders-1.79Climbing ladders: A 3.46, B 1.67
- Hazardous equipment-1.62Hazardous equipment: A 2.79, B 1.17
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 30% do).
License
A No TDLR electrician license for fire alarm circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). The fire alarm license from the State Fire Marshal (TDI) was not checked: site unreachable 2026-10-03.
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 41%).
B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 43%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Speaking
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
- Coordination
To build: 6
- Programming +1.75
- Systems Analysis +1.38
- Systems Evaluation +1.38
- Operations Analysis +1.12
- Troubleshooting +1.00
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.88
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