How to become a Fire-fighter
Official title: Fire-fighters
Also called: Firefighter, Forest firefighter
Firefighters prevent, fight and extinguish fires and assist in other emergencies, protect life and property and conduct rescue efforts.
Main tasks
- Responding to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents, bomb threats and other emergencies
- Controlling and extinguishing fires using manual and power equipment and firefighting chemicals
- Fighting special types of fires and using special equipment in industrial establishments
- Rescuing people from burning buildings and accident sites and those trapped in dangerous situations
- Preventing or limiting the spread of dangerous substances in case of fires or accidents
- Informing the public about fire prevention
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$16,500 a month
- About 732,700 people in 2025, and about 740,500 projected by 2028. (+1.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Do you need a degree to become a Fire-fighter?
Usually not. Only 9% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a Fire-fighter?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), 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
Updated 4 October 2026