How to become a Firefighter
Official title: Firefighters
Firefighters prevent and put out fires, assist in other emergencies and rescue people and property.
Main tasks
- Respond to calls for help with fires and other emergencies
- Control and put out fires using equipment and firefighting chemicals, and rescue people trapped at fire scenes
- Prevent and control the spread of fires and accidents
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Demand for Service and sales jobs is projected at about 2,220,000 in 2024 and about 2,287,000 in 2030. (+3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Is a Firefighter a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Firefighter?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, 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