# Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

> Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 17-2111.02
- **Summary:** Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

## Aliases

- Engineer
- Fire Protection Consultant
- Fire Protection Engineer (FPE)
- Professional Fire Protection Engineer
- Consulting Engineer
- Forensic Fire Protection Engineer
- Licensed Fire Protection Engineer
- Fire Alarm Systems Technician (Fire Alarm Systems Tech)
- Fire Prevention Research Engineer
- Fire Protection Commissioning Engineer
- Fire Protection Design Engineer
- Fire Protection Designer

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.i |
| Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.e |
| Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.c |
| Review building plans to verify compliance with fire code. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.i |
| Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.i |
| Direct the purchase, modification, installation, testing, maintenance, and operation of fire prevention and protection systems. | Core | 4.A.4.b.1.g |
| Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.b |
| Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.c |
| Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.u |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Develop or modify building codes and fire codes. |
| Perform testing on fire protection equipment or building features, such as fire doors or smoke control systems. |
| Review building plans to verify compliance with fire and building codes. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Prepare technical or operational reports. | 4.A.3.b.6.c |
| Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities. | 4.A.4.b.1.g |
| Direct installation activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.i |
| Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Evaluate construction projects to determine compliance with external standards or regulations. | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Examine documents to verify adherence to requirements. | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Review documents or materials for compliance with policies or regulations. | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Develop fire safety or prevention programs or plans. | 4.A.2.b.2.e |
| Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Advise others on health and safety issues. | 4.A.4.b.6.i |
| Determine causes of operational problems or failures. | 4.A.2.b.1.b |
| Prepare detailed work plans. | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Examine debris to obtain information about causes of fires. | 4.A.1.a.1.u |
| Research topics in area of expertise. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Update technical knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Teach safety standards or environmental compliance methods. | 4.A.4.b.3.c |
| Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities. | 4.A.2.a.4.i |
| Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 4.88 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 4.5 |
| Design | knowledge | 4.48 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 4.38 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4.25 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 4.15 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 4.15 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 4.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Near Vision | ability | 4 |
| Physics | knowledge | 3.92 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.88 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.88 |
| Operations Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.75 |
| Chemistry | knowledge | 3.73 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.72 |
| Science | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.62 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.54 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.5 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.44 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.42 |
| Quality Control Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.38 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Autodesk Revit | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Ansys Simulation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Project Management Software | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Mechanical electrical plumbing MEP design software | Computer aided design CAD software | no | yes |
| A Large Outdoor Fire plume Trajectory model Flat Terrain ALOFT-FT | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Analysis of Smoke Control Systems ASCOS | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| ANSYS simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Atria smoke management engineering tools ASMET | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Available Safe Egress Time ASET | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Berkeley Algorithm for Breaking Window Glass in a Compartment Fire BREAK1 | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Building Research Establishment BRE Jasmine | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| CESARE Risk | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Computational Dynamics STAR-CD | Computer aided design CAD software | no | no |
| Computational fluid dynamics CFD software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Consolidated compartment fire model CCFM | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Consolidated fire and smoke transport model CFAST | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Crows Dynamics Simulex | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Data acquisition software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Detector Actuation Quasi Steady DETACT-QS | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Egress Allsafe | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Egress EVACS | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Elevator evacuation ELVAC software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Evacuation modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Fire dynamics simulators | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Fire Protection Engineering Tools FPETool software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Fire Response of Structures Thermal FIRES-T software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Fire Simulation Technique FIRST software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| FIRECALC fire zone modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Fluent FloWizard | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Human modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Interconsult Brann G-JET | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| JET | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.96 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.67 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.32 |
| Contact With Others | 4.23 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.23 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.12 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.04 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 4 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.85 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.8 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.77 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.72 |
| Time Pressure | 3.54 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.5 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.38 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.38 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.23 |
| Level of Competition | 3.15 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.96 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.88 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.73 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.73 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.69 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.46 |
| Public Speaking | 2.42 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.38 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.38 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.35 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.32 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2.27 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.15 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 2.04 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 2.04 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.04 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2 |
| Exposed to High Places | 1.96 |
| Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | 1.92 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.88 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 1.85 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 84.62 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 3.85 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 3.85 |
| Master's Degree | 3.85 |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.85 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 7 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 6.33 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 6.2 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 6 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 5.19 |
| Integrity | work_style | 5 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.47 |
| Physical Science | specific_interest_area | 4.14 |
| Protective Service | specific_interest_area | 4.03 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 4 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 3.54 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 3 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.85 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 2.84 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.81 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 2.8 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 33-2021.00 | role-33-2021-00 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | Primary-Short |
| 33-2022.00 | role-33-2022-00 | Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 17-2111.00 | role-17-2111-00 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | Primary-Short |
| 33-1021.00 | role-33-1021-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | Primary-Short |
| 33-2011.00 | role-33-2011-00 | Firefighters | Primary-Short |
| 47-4011.00 | role-47-4011-00 | Construction and Building Inspectors | Primary-Long |
| 17-2081.00 | role-17-2081-00 | Environmental Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 19-5011.00 | role-19-5011-00 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 17-2161.00 | role-17-2161-00 | Nuclear Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1199.07 | role-13-1199-07 | Security Management Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 49-2098.00 | role-49-2098-00 | Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | Supplemental |
| 19-5012.00 | role-19-5012-00 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Engineering | engineering |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 109660
- **Mean Wage:** 113770
- **Pct10Wage:** 62050
- **Pct25Wage:** 85400
- **Pct75Wage:** 136150
- **Pct90Wage:** 166670
- **Employment:** 23220
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 5630 | 109740 | 3.47 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 5470 | 109030 | 2.85 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 2220 | 99440 | 1.82 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 1760 | 108920 | 10.11 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 970 | 124970 | 1.03 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 900 | 109660 | 2.06 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 860 | 125780 | 2.03 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 580 | 107970 | 0.64 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 570 | 121940 | 6.53 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 530 | 125260 | 6.14 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 520 | 103310 | 0.47 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 310 | 107630 | 12.08 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221113 | 221113 | Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 190 | 33.97 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 310 | 12.08 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 1760 | 10.11 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 570 | 6.53 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 530 | 6.14 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 5630 | 3.47 |
| 237130 | 237130 | Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | National industry | 120 | 3.4 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 5470 | 2.85 |
- **Count:** 28

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.028 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.9948935 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.574516 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.7644105 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 82
- **Percentile:** 87
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 74 | felten_aioe |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 77 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.9948935 | 74 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.23982327646444057 | 77 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.028
- **Percentile:** 17
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.07692307692307693
- **Beta:** 0.5384615384615385
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection. | 0.0016433246100185286 | 3.54 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 4.4
- **Growth Percentile:** 69
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 1.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 22
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 23.8
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 24.9

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 14
- **Skills:** 41
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 47
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 87cb237b12cc934c