Police, fire, security and armed forces
Keeping people safe: police, firefighters, security, prisons and the armed forces.
39 jobs in 5 job families
| Job | Prospects | Pay | Usual study | AI exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioned armed forces officers | ||||
| Air force officer | – | – | Degree | – |
| Armed forces officer | – | – | Degree | – |
| Army captain | – | – | Degree | – |
| Army general | – | – | Degree | – |
| Army major | – | – | Degree | – |
| Artillery officer | – | – | Degree | – |
| Brigadier | – | – | Degree | – |
| Colonel | – | – | Degree | – |
| Fleet commander | – | – | Degree | – |
| Lieutenant | – | – | Degree | – |
| Navy officer | – | – | Degree | – |
| Squadron leader | – | – | Degree | – |
| Non-commissioned armed forces officers | ||||
| Army corporal | – | – | Vocational | – |
| Sergeant | – | – | Vocational | – |
| Special forces officer | – | – | Vocational | – |
| Warfare specialist | – | – | Vocational | – |
| Armed forces occupations, other ranks | ||||
| Air force pilot | – | – | Basic schooling | – |
| Bomb disposal technician | – | – | Basic schooling | – |
| Infantry soldier | – | – | Basic schooling | – |
| Intelligence communications interceptor | – | – | Basic schooling | – |
| Military engineer | – | – | Basic schooling | – |
| Business and administration associate professionals | ||||
| Criminal investigator | Average | About average | Post-secondary | Very low |
| Police detective | Average | About average | Post-secondary | Very low |
| Police inspector | Average | About average | Post-secondary | Very low |
| Protective services workers | ||||
| Aircraft marshaller | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Animal welfare inspector | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Civil enforcement officer | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Coastguard watch officer | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Crossing guard | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Crowd controller | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Emergency response worker | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Firefighter | Good | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Game keeper | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Juvenile correctional officer | Good | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Life guard | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Police officer | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Prison officer | Good | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Security guard | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
| Street warden | Limited | Below average | Vocational | Very low |
Prospects and pay compare each job's group with all jobs in the same country (or the EU), as on each job page; they are the same for jobs in the same family. How the short answers are worked out.