Protective Service
Firefighters
SOC 33-2011
Respond to fires, accidents, and emergencies, often the first on scene.
Median pay
$59k
$44k to $77k typical range
Outlook
Growing
27k openings / yr
Education
Postsecondary cert
AI exposure
10%
modeled estimate · 20th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
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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.