Firefighters and Emergency Rescue Workers

How to become a Fire Safety Manager

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 消防安全管理员

Manages day to day fire safety in government bodies, associations, businesses, public institutions and other organisations, and organises the response to small fires and evacuations.

Main tasks

Drawing up fire safety plans and organising day to day fire safety management
Setting fire safety rules, procedures and firefighting and evacuation plans and making sure they are followed
Planning the funding and organisation for fire safety
Carrying out fire safety patrols and organising fixes for fire hazards
Checking that fire equipment, extinguishers and safety signs are in good order and that escape routes and fire exits are clear
Managing full time and volunteer fire teams, running fire safety training and organising drills
Organising the response to fires just starting and evacuating people
Handling other fire safety management work

Ways in

University: Law & Justice degrees, Offered by 91 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Public Security Technology (0831); majors such as Forensic Science and Technology, Fire Protection Engineering, Traffic Management Engineering, Security Engineering, Public Security Audiovisual Technology, Rescue Command and Technology. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Vocational majors: Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Safety Technology and Management (620901). Vocational major 620901 Safety Technology and Management (安全技术与管理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Fire Protection Equipment Operator.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Emergency Management (220902). Vocational major 220902 Emergency Management (应急管理), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Registered Safety Engineer; Aircraft Firefighting, Rescue and First Aid; Mine Emergency Rescue.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥54,000 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥40,700 to CN¥75,600. One in ten earn less than CN¥30,800 and one in ten more than CN¥100,600.
This is the figure for the mid group Security, Fire Services and Support Staff, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥74,889 a year (2025), middle half CN¥62,445 to CN¥125,868.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Security, Fire Services and Support Staff holds 1.24% of everyone employed in China; 10.6% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
30.9% are under 35, 44.6% are 35 to 54 and 24.5% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 45 to 49.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Fire Safety Manager?

Ways in include: Law & Justice degrees; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Safety Technology and Management (620901); Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Emergency Management (220902).

How much does a Fire Safety Manager earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥54,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Security, Fire Services and Support Staff. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥74,889 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Fire Safety Manager?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026