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Firefighters
Also filed here: Firefighter, Fire fighter
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #578 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $59,280 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 355,300 in the US, with about 26,800 openings a year
The work, 18 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: Protect people or property from threats such as fires or flooding26%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 222 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Monitor environmental conditions4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Investigate incidents or accidents4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,241 conversations, and it got them there 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Set up equipment4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Perform athletic activities for fitness, competition, or artistic purposes3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,062 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Teach safety procedures or standards to others3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,672 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 25 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Record information about legal matters3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment3%
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 26,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
- Shares 40% of the workLifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers9% AI does, against 6% here+5.5% by 2035 · $33,580 · No formal credential
- Shares 34% of the workForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists12% AI does, against 6% here+13.1% by 2035 · $56,870 · High school diploma
- Shares 29% of the workForest and Conservation Workers12% AI does, against 6% here-1.5% by 2035 · $43,680 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
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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 0.07, higher than 20% 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, 33-2011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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