All occupations › Protective serviceCan AI Replace Fire Inspectors and Investigators in 2026? Lower exposure. AI could handle about 37% of today's fire inspectors and investigators tasks by 2036, and there is a 16% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.
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Timeline Year 2030 Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
10% 2030 · 16% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
1.3 roles
0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 12% 2027: 13% 2028: 15% 2029: 18% 2030: 21% 2031: 25% 2032: 29% 2033: 32% 2034: 34% 2035: 36% 2036: 37% 21% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 100 2028: 99 2029: 98 2030: 98 2031: 97 2032: 96 2033: 95 2034: 94 2035: 94 2036: 93 98 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Testify in court cases involving fires, suspected arson, and false alarms. 2 Package collected pieces of evidence in securely closed containers, such as bags, crates, or boxes, to protect them. 3 Conduct inspections and acceptance testing of newly installed fire protection systems. 4 Identify corrective actions necessary to bring properties into compliance with applicable fire codes, laws, regulations, and standards, and explain these measures to… 5 Develop or review fire exit plans. 6 Review blueprints and plans for new or remodeled buildings to ensure the structures meet fire safety codes. 7 Write detailed reports of fire inspections performed, fire code violations observed, and corrective recommendations offered. 8 Prepare and maintain reports of investigation results, and records of convicted arsonists and arson suspects. 9 Attend training classes to maintain current knowledge of fire prevention, safety, and firefighting procedures. 10 Issue permits for public assemblies. Your plan Ticks are saved in this browser only.
Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Write detailed reports of fire inspections performed, fire code violations observed, and corrective recommendations offered". Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Identify corrective actions necessary to bring properties into compliance with applicable fire codes, laws, regulations, and standards, and explain these measures to…". Get visibly better at your human core: "Testify in court cases involving fires, suspected arson, and false alarms". Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output. Based on 30 O*NET tasks for "Fire Inspectors and Investigators" (SOC 33-2021.00). LLM alone: 14% of tasks; with AI tools: 44%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
