AI exposure Protective service
Will AI replace first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers?
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. US occupation 33-1021.
The reading
0.0%
of the time first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.
What AI already does for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workersWhat first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers no longer do alone
O*NET lists 30 tasks for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them, though too little of the job's time goes on them to register in the exposure figure. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.
- Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.Core task mostly automated 0.91
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
29 of the 30 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.Core task
- Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.Core task
- Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.Core task
- Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.Core task
- Direct investigation of cases of suspected arson, hazards, and false alarms and submit reports outlining findings.Core task
- Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.Core task
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- Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.Core task
- Evaluate size, location, and condition of fires.Core task
- Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.Core task
- Inspect and test new and existing fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment to ensure that they are operating properly.Core task
- Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.Core task
- Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects.Core task
- Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.Core task
- Maintain knowledge of fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics.Core task
- Maintain required maps and records.Core task
- Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.Core task
- Participate in creating fire safety guidelines and evacuation schemes for nonresidential buildings.Core task
- Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.Core task
- Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.Core task
- Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.Core task
- Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances.Core task
- Recruit or hire firefighting personnel.Core task
- Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.Core task
- Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.Core task
- Analyze burn conditions and results, and prepare postburn reports.
- Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites.
- Plan, direct, and supervise prescribed burn projects.
- Study and interpret fire safety codes to establish procedures for issuing permits to handle hazardous or flammable substances.
- Supervise and participate in the inspection of properties to ensure that they are in compliance with applicable fire codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, and standards.
How that compares
Among the 21 protective service occupations, first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers rank 11. The group averages 1.2%, and its most exposed job is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at 12.3%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
Level with 0.0%
What this does and does not mean
Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.
A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.
Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.