Firefighters, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here44
  • fireman
  • plugman
  • hot shot
  • ladderman
  • fire medic
  • tiller man
  • firefighter
  • smoke eater
  • fire fighter
  • smoke chaser
  • smoke jumper
  • fire engineer
  • rescue worker
  • tiller worker
  • and 30 more
SOC code
33-2011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
27 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · FirefightersSOC 33-2011.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
52% · agentPartly automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
6% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Incident reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Fire incident reporting systems
● No integration needed
Training and certification tracker
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access · Email software
● No integration needed
Fire investigation analyst
Microsoft Excel · Geographic information system GIS software · Fire incident reporting systems
● No integration needed
Emergency communications coordinator
Email software · Incident command system ICS software · Microsoft Outlook
● No integration needed
You keep this
Command emergency scenes and make real-time tactical decisions under life-threatening conditionsPhysically rescue individuals from burning buildings, vehicles, and hazardous environmentsOperate firefighting apparatus and equipment in active fire suppression operationsProvide emergency medical care and advanced life support on-site

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Prepare incident reports and documentation88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Maintain professional knowledge and training records82% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Examine fire debris and analyze incident data78% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 27 detailed work activities O*NET records for Firefighters, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.