Installation & Repair
Home Automation Installers
SOC 49-2094
Install and configure smart home systems for lighting, security, and climate.
The job
Median pay
$74k
$60k to $89k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Stable
+0.3% projected
Openings a year
5k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school plus cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
18/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
36th pct
More exposed than 36% of occupations · modeled estimate · 71st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 13,540 | 1.0 | 2.3× | $74k |
| California | 5,830 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $87k |
| Florida | 3,650 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Georgia | 3,040 | 0.6 | 1.5× | $68k |
| Pennsylvania | 2,710 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $66k |
| Colorado | 2,200 | 0.8 | 1.8× | $80k |
| New York | 1,700 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $78k |
| Tennessee | 1,700 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $62k |
| North Carolina | 1,660 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Washington | 1,660 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $99k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,570 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $71k |
| Ohio | 1,510 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $62k |
| Arizona | 1,505 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $77k~ |
| Michigan | 1,460 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $66k |
| New Jersey | 1,290 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $75k |
| Minnesota | 1,240 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Maryland | 1,160 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Illinois | 1,150 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $60k |
| Iowa | 1,130 | 0.7 | 1.7× | $72k |
| South Carolina | 1,130 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Indiana | 1,100 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $67k |
| Louisiana | 950 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Alabama | 930 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $66k |
| Massachusetts | 920 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $78k |
| Wisconsin | 850 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $75k |
| Oregon | 840 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $92k |
| Oklahoma | 800 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $75k |
| Utah | 750 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $76k |
| Nevada | 710 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $83k |
| Kentucky | 630 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Missouri | 590 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $61k |
| North Dakota | 520 | 1.2 | 2.9× | $99k |
| Mississippi | 500 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $72k |
| South Dakota | 470 | 1.0 | 2.5× | $65k |
| Connecticut | 430 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Idaho | 420 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $64k |
| New Mexico | 420 | 0.5 | 1.1× | $81k |
| Maine | 410 | 0.6 | 1.5× | $81k |
| Nebraska | 410 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 400 | 0.6 | 1.5× | $85k |
| Kansas | 340 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Arkansas | 330 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $67k |
| West Virginia | 220 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $75k |
| New Hampshire | 210 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Rhode Island | 200 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $77k |
| Alaska | 160 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $96k |
| Delaware | 160 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $86k |
| Montana | 120 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $76k |
| Washington DC | 115 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $89k~ |
| Vermont | 110 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $74k |
| Wyoming | 100 | 0.4 | 0.8× | $87k |
Top metro areas
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,690 jobs · $78k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,910 jobs · $74k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,300 jobs · $76k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,230 jobs · $80k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,060 jobs · $80k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,050 jobs · $67k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD980 jobs · $76k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL960 jobs · $61k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Home Automation Installers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.