Security Alarm Installer
Security alarm installers install, program, maintain or repair security alarm wiring and equipment, and ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. This report looks at what is required to run one’s own security alarm installation business only.
License required by 37 states
12th most burdensome licensing requirements
23rd most widely and onerously licensed occupation
Thirty-seven states license security alarm installers. On average, these laws require $487 in fees, more than two years (836 days) of education and experience, and about two exams—the 12th most burdensome requirements of the 102 occupations studied. The occupation ranks as the 23rd most widely and onerously licensed.
License requirements vary greatly across states. While Connecticut and Tennessee require six years (2,190 days) of education and experience, six states require none. Similarly, Louisiana, Washington and West Virginia require four exams, but seven states require none. Fees range from $133 in Maryland to $1,481 in Louisiana.
Burden Rank | State | States Licensed | Fees | Estimated Calendar Days Lost | Education | Experience | Exams | Minimum Grade | Minimum Age |
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1 | Tennessee | 37 | $963.00 | 2,190 | 2 years | 4 years | 1 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Connecticut | 37 | $435.00 | 2,190 | - | 6 years | 3 | 0 | 18 |
3 | Louisiana | 37 | $1,481.00 | 1,829 | 22 clock hours | 5 years | 4 | 0 | 0 |
4 | New Jersey | 37 | $167.50 | 1,460 | - | 4 years | 1 | 12 | 18 |
5 | Washington | 37 | $676.00 | 1,471 | 48 clock hours | 4 years | 4 | 0 | 16 |
6 | California | 37 | $579.00 | 1,460 | - | 4 years | 3 | 0 | 18 |
7 | Hawaii | 37 | $615.00 | 1,460 | - | 4 years | 2 | 0 | 18 |
8 | Oklahoma | 37 | $518.00 | 1,460 | - | 4 years | 2 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Idaho | 37 | $335.00 | 1,460 | - | 4 years | 2 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Oregon | 37 | $425.00 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 1 | 12 | 18 |
11 | Florida | 37 | $683.75 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 2 | 0 | 18 |
12 | Utah | 37 | $599.00 | 1,099 | 22 clock hours | 3 years | 3 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Illinois | 37 | $328.00 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 1 | 0 | 21 |
14 | North Carolina | 37 | $175.00 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 0 | 0 | 18 |
15 | Rhode Island | 37 | $505.00 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Virginia | 37 | $650.00 | 1,096 | 8 clock hours | 3 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Minnesota | 37 | $261.00 | 1,095 | - | 3 years | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Maine | 37 | $221.00 | 996 | 270 clock hours | 4000 clock hours | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Arkansas | 37 | $1,117.75 | 730 | - | 2 years | 2 | 0 | 18 |
20 | West Virginia | 37 | $259.00 | 730 | - | 2 years | 4 | 0 | 18 |
21 | New Mexico | 37 | $462.00 | 730 | - | 2 years | 3 | 0 | 18 |
22 | Massachusetts | 37 | $276.00 | 800 | 300 clock hours | 2 years | 2 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Iowa | 37 | $893.00 | 730 | - | 2 years | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Montana | 37 | $472.25 | 730 | - | 2 years | 1 | 0 | 18 |
25 | Texas | 37 | $461.50 | 730 | - | 2 years | 1 | 0 | 18 |
26 | Wyoming | 37 | $240.00 | 548 | - | 1.5 years | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Georgia | 37 | $237.00 | 365 | - | 1 years | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Michigan | 37 | $625.25 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 21 |
29 | Mississippi | 37 | $1,090.00 | 72 | 28 clock hours | 3 jobs, contractors | 2 | 0 | 0 |
30 | South Carolina | 37 | $345.00 | 4 | 22 clock hours | - | 2 | 0 | 18 |
31 | New York | 37 | $287.25 | 19 | 81 clock hours | - | 1 | 0 | 18 |
32 | Alabama | 37 | $490.00 | 4 | 22 clock hours | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Delaware | 37 | $260.00 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 |
34 | Arizona | 37 | $192.00 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 |
35 | Maryland | 37 | $132.75 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 |
36 | Alaska | 37 | $300.00 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | D C | 37 | $266.00 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |