# Will fire protection engineers be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Fire protection engineers score 46 out of 100 for AI exposure. AI helps with 78% of their task time, and they stay in charge. AI can do another 8%. 14% needs a person. - **8%** AI can do it - **78%** AI helps - **14%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Higher than 65% of the 923 jobs we scored. ## Task by task We graded 14 tasks, most exposed first. AI can do 1 of them, helps with 11 and leaves 2 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules. Report writing and summarizing suits AI; engineer verifies findings. | 70% AI can do it | | Review building plans to verify compliance with fire code. AI can check plans against code; engineer signs off. | 55% AI helps | | Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection. AI drafts course content quickly; live training stays human led. | 50% AI helps | | Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. Code interpretation is document based; advisory meetings stay human. | 45% AI helps | | Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety. Law and performance analysis is document heavy; judgment stays human. | 45% AI helps | ## How fire protection engineers compare All jobs (923) Architecture and engineering (56) The dark line is **fire protection engineers, at 46**. Each dot is a score, and darker dots mean more jobs share it. The short marks are the averages, 37 for all jobs and 47 for architecture and engineering. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $115,160 a year, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +5.4% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Mark up building plans for code compliance in Autodesk Revit - Coordinate sprinkler and alarm layouts in MEP design software - Hold a Professional Engineer licence to seal fire reports - Present code interpretations to the authority having jurisdiction in person - Run fire-detection acceptance tests and witness site commissioning - Write performance-based fire safety analyses in Word and Excel ## Safer roles nearby 5 related jobs with lower scores. - [Fire inspectors31 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/fire-inspectors/) - [Forest fire inspectors29 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/forest-fire-inspectors/) - [Health and safety engineers43 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/health-and-safety-engineers/) - [Fire supervisors29 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/fire-supervisors/) - [Firefighters15 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/firefighters/) ## Questions about fire protection engineers and AI Will AI replace fire protection engineers? Partly. About 4 in 10 of a fire protection engineer's working hours go to tasks AI can already do, led by report writing and plan review against fire code. The engineer still verifies every finding, signs the work, and answers for the judgment on site. Which tasks of fire protection engineers does AI take over? Report writing is the most exposed task, with an exposure score of 70, because AI can draft reports on work performed, revised codes, and proposed review schedules from notes. Plan review against fire code scores 55, since AI can check drawings against code clauses quickly. The engineer checks each draft before it leaves the office. Which tasks of fire protection engineers stay human? Attending conferences and presenting in person stays human, with an exposure score of 15, since AI only helps prepare slides. Directing installation, testing, and maintenance of fire systems stays with the engineer because it is managerial and site based. Determining the cause of a fire depends on physical evidence from the scene that AI has no way to examine. How can fire protection engineers stay valuable? Take responsibility for the steps that carry a signature. Keep the Professional Engineer licence, seal the fire reports, and carry the Revit and MEP models through to the authority having jurisdiction. Put the hours AI frees into site inspections and in-person code meetings. ## Related jobs - [Building inspectors34 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/building-inspectors/) - [Environmental engineers54 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/environmental-engineers/) - [Health and safety specialists38 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/health-and-safety-specialists/) - [Nuclear engineers44 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/nuclear-engineers/) ## Next steps for fire protection engineers - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your tasks decide your score. 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