Firefighters

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.50
• Prepare written reports that detail specifics of fire incidents.48
• Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.47

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls.24
• Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished to ensure that there is no further danger.27
• Collaborate with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew.31

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 40 puts Firefighters in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 16 augmentable, and 4 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $59,280median wage
• 345,990employed
• 27,100annual openings
• +3.4%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 52
• Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 52
• Fire Inspectors and Investigators 50
• Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 38
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 43
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 44

FAQ — Firefighters

What does a score of 40 mean for a Firefighters?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 40 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls; Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished to ensure that there is no further danger; Collaborate with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.