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Home / CEDIA / CEDIA News / CEDIA Leads Effort to Establish ‘Technology Integrator’ as Recognized Occupation

CEDIA Leads Effort to Establish ‘Technology Integrator’ as Recognized Occupation

  • August 12, 2024
  • 12:38 pm
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CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals, has announced the latest step in ongoing advocacy efforts, this time to establish the Technology Integrator occupational code within the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. This initiative is a crucial part of CEDIA’s broader mission to support its members and advance the smart home technology industry.

The U.S. Government recently announced the review of the 2018 SOC for potential revision in 2028. This review marks the beginning of the revision process, which includes consideration of new detailed occupations. It is critical that technology integrators are recognized with a separate SOC occupational code in this revision, as they are currently misclassified as a subset of the electrical trade.

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“Technology integrators possess a unique and diverse skill set that distinguishes them from all other trades,” said Daryl Friedman, global chief executive officer and president for CEDIA. “Their work encompasses a broad range of expertise, including networking, audiovisual systems, automation and smart home technologies, which requires an accurate and distinct classification within the SOC system.”

CEDIA, along with other industry stakeholders, is actively preparing comments for the SOC Policy Committee to advocate for the establishment of the Technology Integrator occupational code. By doing so, CEDIA aims to ensure that the professional contributions of technology integrators are accurately recognized and classified. In addition to submitting comments to the SOC Policy Committee, CEDIA is working with Congress to create a letter of support and is urging CEDIA members and the wider community to engage with their Congressional leadership. By encouraging Congress to support this initiative, the aim is to bring greater awareness to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) about the importance of establishing a separate occupational code for technology integrators.

To get involved, CEDIA is encouraging its members to engage with their Congressional leadership by utilizing the pre-created template which they will receive via email along with a prompt to participate.

“We call on our members and industry partners to join us in this critical advocacy effort,” Friedman added. “Your support can make a significant impact by reaching out to Congressional leaders and urging them to sign a letter to the BLS, emphasizing the need for this new detailed occupational code.” CEDIA’s recent efforts are a follow-up to its recent “Smart Home Day on Capitol Hill,” the first ever advocacy day in Washington, DC for the custom integration industry. It also filed comments with the FCC, educating the commission on the critical work of integrators. These efforts expand CEDIA’s historical state-based work protecting the industry from harmful regulation, including an in-person delegation to Lansing, MI in October.

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Residential Tech Today’s former executive editor Jeremy Glowacki is an editorial veteran with more than 20 years of professional experience with numerous publications. In 2000, he helped create and launch Residential Systems, a business and technology magazine for the custom integration business. He served as day-to-day editor of that title and content director of the CEDIA Daily, Systems Contractor News, and several other B2B titles until joining Innovative Properties Worldwide in 2018. Jeremy was named a CEDIA Fellow in 2012.
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