AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 17-2111.02
Will AI replace Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers?
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers: AI can already handle 5 of 14 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, from most to least exposed. 5 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Review building plans to verify compliance with fire code. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Conduct research on fire retardants and the fire safety of materials and devices. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Direct the purchase, modification, installation, testing, maintenance, and operation of fire prevention and protection systems. | Estimated | Standard |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 14 of 14. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 21,450
- Median annual wage
- $115,160
- Middle half of earners
- $90,930 to $142,980
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.4%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators 71% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure37
- Firefighters 68% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure39
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure49
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure33
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure60
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers and AI
Will AI replace Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers?
AI already handles 5 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 57 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers?
57 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 14 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules; Review building plans to verify compliance with fire code; Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. They are three of the 5 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, and what do they earn?
21,450 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $115,160 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/fire-prevention-and-protection-engineers
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