Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and systems evaluation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (82%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 82% | $90,150 | — | None |
| 2 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 80% | $74,690 | — | None |
| 3 | Water Resource Specialists | 79% | $167,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Natural Sciences Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Security Management Specialists | 79% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 78% | $64,950 | — | None |
| 6 | Materials Scientists | 76% | $117,790 | — | None |
| 7 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 75% | $61,560 | — | None |
| 8 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 75% | $75,920 | — | None |
| 9 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 74% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 73% | $59,920 | — | None |
Compared with Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as fire-prevention and protection engineers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
82% skill match · $90,150
Social Perceptiveness · Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
80% skill match · $74,690
79% skill match · $167,220 (broader BLS group)
Time Management · Operation and Control · Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (82% skill match, median $90,150), Construction and Building Inspectors (80% skill match, median $74,690) and Water Resource Specialists (79% skill match, median $167,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than fire-prevention and protection engineers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.