Security and fire alarm systems installers job market in Utah

Limited local data: at least one local trend covers only 68.71% of this occupation's industry mix. These figures describe the industries with published data. Read each trend alongside its state data coverage.

In short

In QCEW 2026 Q1, the available industry data for Security and fire alarm systems installers in Utah had +0.0% year-over-year employment change, compared with +0.1% nationally. Establishments changed +2.9%. Average weekly wages in those industries changed +3.7%.

QCEW measures employment, wages and establishments by industry. These figures weight those industry conditions by this occupation’s published industry mix, so they are not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

+0.0%Industry employmentU.S. +0.1%State data coverage: 68.71%
+2.9%EstablishmentsU.S. +2.4%State data coverage: 68.71%
+3.7%Avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +3.7%State data coverage: 74.71%
54,437Represented establishmentsEstablishments in the industries that employ this occupation, not employers hiring itIndustry mix share 91.5%, separate from the data coverage on the trend cards

Industry employment change over time

Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Security and fire alarm systems installers in Utah

Every published quarter

BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the Utah series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.

Quarterly year-over-year industry employment change for Security and fire alarm systems installers in Utah, with the published state data coverage for each quarter
QuarterUtahState data coverage
2024 Q2+0.2%100%
2024 Q3+0.2%100%
2024 Q4+0.9%100%
2025 Q1+1.1% Below coverage floor74.71%
2025 Q2+2.4%100%
2025 Q3+1.9%100%
2025 Q4+1.9%100%
2026 Q1+0.0% Below coverage floor68.71%

Industry mix behind this view

Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.

Industries weighted into the local context for Security and fire alarm systems installers in Utah
Industry groupShare of occupation employmentLocal employment changeEstablishmentsAvg. weekly wage
Professional and business services65.9%-0.1%38,681$1,912
Construction25.2%Not published15,756$1,438
Trade, transportation, and utilities6.0%Not published20,914$1,264
State and local1.1%+4.2%3,397$1,181
Private education and health services0.9%+2.6%16,246$1,112
Manufacturing0.2%+1.7%5,842$1,648
QCEW release
QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period
January to March 2026
BLS publication date
August 28, 2026
Source verification
Verified September 17, 2026
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035

The publication date above is the official BLS news release date for this reference quarter, linked to the notice. The values match the snapshot independently checked against BLS sources on September 17, 2026. The publication date identifies the quarterly news release, not the exact revision date. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.

QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.

How to read this page

QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Security and fire alarm systems installers. These figures describe the industries that employ Security and fire alarm systems installers; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.

Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Security and fire alarm systems installers report and about the data.