Protective Service

Fire Inspectors

SOC 33-2021

Inspect buildings for fire safety and investigate how fires started.

Median pay

$76k

$59k to $95k typical range

Outlook

Growing

2k openings / yr

Education

High school plus experience

AI exposure

29%

modeled estimate · 38th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

70/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Writing
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.