Fire Protection Engineer
Impact: Problem-solving and innovation
Design and implement fire safety systems and strategies to protect lives and property in buildings and industrial facilities.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 61% Team / 39% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 41-47 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $114,000
- Entry-level
- $54,000
- Senior
- $179,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 231% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Material Science
- CAD Software
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Circuit Design
- Control Systems
- Prototyping
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Creativity
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5-7 years
- Years to senior
- 9-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Entry Level
- Mid Level
- Senior Level
- Lead/Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 16% to low risk due to specialized skills
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 5.2/10
- Meaning
- 8.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.4/10
- Prestige
- 6.4/10
- Social perception
- High