Can AI Replace Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers in 2026?

Moderate exposure. AI could handle about 82% of today's fire-prevention and protection engineers tasks by 2036, and there is a 39% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

41%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

14% 2030 · 39% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

2 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills

Fire Inspectors and Investigators16% risk by 2036 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers21% risk by 2036 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians27% risk by 2036

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection".Take on work where you sign off, decide or carry responsibility: that part stays human.Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.Read about a lower-risk move: Fire Inspectors and Investigators.

Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks

Fire Inspectors and Investigators — 16% chance of contraction by 2036
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — 21% chance of contraction by 2036
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians — 27% chance of contraction by 2036

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Based on 13 O*NET tasks for "Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers" (SOC 17-2111.02). LLM alone: 8% of tasks; with AI tools: 100%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10