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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Protective Service · SOC 33-1021
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$93,530
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
4,800
Proj. Annual Openings
99,140
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+6.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 33-1021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $93,530
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 4,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 4,783 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionSpeaking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
30.3%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI41.5%
AI ability · AIOE49.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne0.4%
AI could do ~41.5% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Critical Thinking
3.Social Perceptiveness
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Speaking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
1
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#652 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
Common titles: Engine Boss, Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Chief, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Marshal
Representative Tasks
- •Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
- •Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
- •Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
- •Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
- •Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Direct fire fighting or prevention activities.
- •Request emergency personnel.
- •Administer first aid.
- •Rescue people from hazardous situations.
- •Assess characteristics of fires.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMicrosoft Access · hotAffiliated Computer Services ACS FIREHOUSEBehavePlusESRI ArcViewFARSITEFire incident reporting systemsFlamMapGeographic information system GIS software
Related Occupations
FirefightersForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · BrightFire Inspectors and InvestigatorsFire-Prevention and Protection EngineersFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-1021: 2019 — employment: 69,590, median wage: $77,800; 2020 — employment: 69,000, median wage: $78,870; 2021 — employment: 80,890, median wage: $78,230; 2022 — employment: 84,040, median wage: $80,150; 2023 — employment: 84,120, median wage: $86,220; 2025 — employment: 99,140, median wage: $93,530.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $93,530 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |