Headline risk
27%
Moderate RiskFirst-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 4% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 92,430
Employment 2024
97.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.4%
Openings (2024–34)
6.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents. AI use: 0%
- 2. Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios. AI use: 0%
- 3. Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies. AI use: 0%
- 4. Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use. AI use: 0%
- 5. Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters. AI use: 0%
- 6. Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 50.3 · 55K employed
Under 25: 0% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.