Occupation Atlasfire protection technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4c9ca706-3973-4926-854d-44011662ca83
fire protection technician
Fire protection technicians install and maintain fire protection equipment, such as fire extinguishers, fire alarms, fire detection systems, or sprinkler systems in facilities to ensure compliance to safety standards and protection from fire hazards. They inspect the equipment to ensure its functionality, and perform repairs.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.67
- C Conventional4.94
- I Investigative3.35
- E Enterprising1.58
- S Social1.37
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers (49-2098.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- arrange equipment repairs
- estimate damage
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
- health and safety regulations
- inspect fire equipment
- maintain safety systems
- operate fire extinguishers
- order equipment
- organise fire drills
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles
Optional (15)
- advise on safety improvements
- environmental policy
- execute vehicle maintenance
- habitat restoration
- handling of dangerous goods
- hydraulics
- organise fire station
- perform risk analysis
- pollution prevention
- pyrotechnic articles legislation
- test safety strategies
- undertake inspections
- use different communication channels
- use different types of fire extinguishers
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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