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Firefighters vs First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Firefighters and First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Firefighters First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$59,530
$92,430
Employment · BLS OEWS
332,240
93,680
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
18th pct
2nd pct

At a glance

Dimension Firefighters First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Median pay $59,530 $92,430
Employment 332,240 93,680
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.4%) About average (+3.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 27,100 6,500
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 18th pct Low · 2nd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 29th pct · 18% of tasks 44th pct · 24% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Problem Sensitivity, Building and Construction, English Language, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Mechanical, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Coordination, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making, Medicine and Dentistry, Inductive Reasoning, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Active Listening, Speaking, Active Learning, Monitoring, Information Ordering, Speech Recognition, Administration and Management, Law and Government, Social Perceptiveness.

Specific to Firefighters

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Static Strength
  • Far Vision
  • Control Precision
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Stamina
  • Telecommunications
  • Flexibility of Closure

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Written Comprehension
  • Written Expression
  • Instructing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Data base user interface and query software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Geographic information system , Project management software , Analytical or scientific software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Firefighters

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Firefighters or First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Firefighters vs First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/firefighters-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-firefighting-and-prevention-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Firefighters vs First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/firefighters-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-firefighting-and-prevention-workers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Firefighters vs First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/firefighters-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-firefighting-and-prevention-workers}
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