Career Pathways for Electronic Security Technicians
You can come to technical work in electronic security from any sort of technical background - from a trade in telecommunications or electrical or electronics. Or you could have no technical background at all, but a strong interest in learning about it. Most electronic security companies are keen to train and further develop their people in technical fields.
Since this is work on the more straightforward systems required in domestic circumstances and smaller businesses, there are excellent prospects for gaining experience and learning about more complex systems and progressing into more advanced technical fields.
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Those who have knowledge and experience in technical fields - and that could include installation, integration, cabling, connection, maintenance, up-grading - often progress to work as a security consultant - which involves working with clients to determine which is the best technical solution for them.
You could go from the technical field into sales and from there to sales or account management or into risk management - which is about working with the customer to determine their security needs. Many managers in the electronic security industry come from a technical background.
Because this is an expanding field and technical solutions are becoming more and more sophisticated, and increasingly integrated with other technologies, this is a field with great potential. Because there is a shortage of people with good skills in this field, they are in high demand - rewards and conditions are extremely good and likely to improve significantly.
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