As of June 2026, Emergency Management Directors has an AI-exposure score of 54/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
AI Exposure Score for
Emergency Management Directors
54/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 43% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$93,330. About 1,000 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.
- Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
Augmentable
- Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
- Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
- Develop instructional materials for the public and make presentations to citizens' groups to provide information on emergency plans and their implementation processes.
- Propose alteration of emergency response procedures, based on regulatory changes, technological changes, or knowledge gained from outcomes of previous emergency situations.
- Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation.
- Provide communities with assistance in applying for federal funding for emergency management facilities, radiological instrumentation, and related items.
- Consult with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.
- Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy.
- Prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies, such as hurricanes, nuclear accidents, and terrorist attacks, and in recovery from these events.
- Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
- Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations.
- Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
- Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.
- Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
- Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies.
- Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.
Durable
- Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
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