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Emergency Management Directors
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #175 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $93,330 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 14,000 in the US, with about 1,100 openings a year
The work, 23 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Develop contingency or emergency response plans19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate group, community, or public activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare legal or regulatory documents5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Teach safety procedures or standards to others2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,672 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 456 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Implement procedures or processes1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 377 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 76 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 29% of the workManagers27% AI does, against 35% here+4.9% by 2035 · $141,900 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 27% of the workNatural Sciences Managers17% AI does, against 35% here+8.2% by 2035 · $167,220 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 26% of the workSpecial Education Teachers30% AI does, against 35% here+1.9% by 2035 · $76,580 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.20, higher than 68% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 11-9161 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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