How to become a fire and safety inspector
Official title: Fire and safety inspector
Also called: Fire and safety officer, Fire inspector, Fire officer, Fire prevention specialist, Fire safety supervisor, Airport Emergency Assistant Manager, Fire and safety officer, Fire prevention specialist
Fire and safety inspector enforces the rules and regulations relating to fire prevention and other hazards and occupational safety. He/she detects and eliminates or reduces fire hazards in industrial plants and other establishments by using instruments and conducting special tests to determine the conditions.
Main tasks
- Ensuring that buildings and other structures comply with approved building plans, grading and zoning laws and fire regulations
- Advising on and inspecting fire-prevention systems
- Investigating fire sites to determine cause of fire
- Inspecting industrial and other enterprises on the grounds of occupational safety
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,720 a year. The middle half earn $30,048 to $89,568 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a fire and safety inspector earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,720 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $30,048 to $89,568.
Will AI change the work of a fire and safety inspector?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, 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