Ranked #45 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Skills, education and requirements for 消防官
Key skills
Active Listening
4.7
Instructing
4.4
Speaking
4.3
Writing
4.2
Persuasion
4.1
Reading Comprehension
4.0
Coordination
4.0
Social Perceptiveness
3.8
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Education and Training
2.8
Administrative
2.5
Medicine and Dentistry
2.4
Law and Government
2.2
Personnel and Human Resources
2.2
Public Safety and Security
2.1
Communications and Media
1.8
Telecommunications
1.8
What the work involves
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesDeveloping and Building TeamsPerforming General Physical ActivitiesGuiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsUpdating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Important abilities
StaminaProblem SensitivityStatic StrengthReaction TimeTime SharingGross Body Equilibrium
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
救急救命士
甲種消防設備士
乙種消防設備士
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.