💡 Why it matters: Homes, schools and shops want cameras, alarms and smart locks. Technicians who can install and maintain them are in demand.
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦700k – ₦1.8M
- Mid-career
- ₦2.2M – ₦5M
- Senior
- ₦5M – ₦12M
≈ ₦183k – ₦417k a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Typical starter to experienced salary (profile: Security systems installer). National Careers Service, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: Security and fire alarm systems installers. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2023
🇨🇦 Canada
Closest Canadian occupation: Security systems technician. Hourly wage low/median/high x 2,080 hours; Job Bank shows low and high only here. Job Bank (Government of Canada), 2023-2024
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Install cameras, alarms and electric fences
- Set up smart locks, lights and sensors
- Run cables and connect devices to the internet
- Teach clients how to view footage on their phones
- Maintain and fix faulty systems
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Hands-on skill
- Tech know-how
- Problem solving
- Customer care
- Attention to detail
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Apprenticeship with a security installation company
- Certificates in CCTV, networking and access control
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Apprenticeship with a security installation company
- College electronics course, then trainee installer
🇺🇸 United States
- Start as a helper with an installation company
- Network cabling and camera system training courses
🇨🇦 Canada
- Start as a helper with a security installation company
- Manufacturer and networking certificates
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Learn basic electronics and networking
- 2Do a short course or apprenticeship
- 3Install systems under supervision
- 4Earn product and networking certificates
- 5Start your own security installation business
⏰ A day in the life
You mount cameras on a school's walls and run cables to a recording box. You connect it to Wi-Fi, set up alerts on the headteacher's phone and show the staff how to watch footage.