Firefighters
SOC Code: 33-2011
Firefighterss rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 87.2/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Coordination, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 87.2 — Very High
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Median Salary
$59,530
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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
- •Critical Thinking
- •Coordination
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Service Orientation
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
Common Tasks
- ✓Rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
- ✓Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
- ✓Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
- ✓Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
- ✓Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
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