First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
SOC Code: 33-1021
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workerss assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 90.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 90.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$92,430
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Job Growth
3.4%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Critical Thinking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Coordination
- •Time Management
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Monitoring
- •Management of Personnel Resources
Common Tasks
- ✓Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
- ✓Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
- ✓Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
- ✓Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
- ✓Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation