Fire Prevention & Safety Technology

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

3,769

declining 2.21%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$2,409

growing 0%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$40,170

growing 3%

Average Wage

$65,551

growing 3.37%

People in Workforce

1.18M

growing 6.66%

Average Employee Age

39.5

declining 0.123%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Fire Prevention & Safety Technology degree recipients are Santa Ana, CA, Victorville, CA, and Rocklin, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Fire Prevention & Safety Technology degree recipients are Victorville, CA, Santa Ana, CA, and Ruidoso, NM. The most common degree awarded to students studying Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is a associates degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology and the types of students that study this field. Santa Ana College awards the most degrees in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology in the US, but Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus and Victor Valley College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology.

Tuition costs for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology majors are, on average, $2,409 for in-state public colleges, and $40,170 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Fire Prevention & Safety Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (143 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,719 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology, is Public, 2-year (2,719 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Fire Prevention & Safety Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$2,409

Median In-State Public

$40,170

Median Out of State Private

Santa Ana College has the most Fire Prevention & Safety Technology degree recipients, with 487 degrees awarded in 2020.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
13.2%
Victor Valley College
10.8%
Santa Ana College
8.4%

Out of all institutions that offer Fire Prevention & Safety Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology, with 13.2%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Protective Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $65,551 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

The industry that employs the most Protective Services majors is Justice, public order, & safety activities , though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

$65,551

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,243

3.37%

1 Year Growth

± 2.62%

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $65,551 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Protective Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Protective Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common occupations Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Protective Services majors working as Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, Detectives & criminal investigators, and Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Protective Services majors are Physicians, Physician assistants, and Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations by Share

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1.18M

2019 Workforce

± 26,528

6.66%

1 Year Growth

± 3.04%

The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.66%, from 1.1M in 2018 to 1.18M in 2019.

The largest single share of Protective Services graduates go on to work as Police officers (11.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Protective Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common industries that employ Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , Elementary & secondary schools, and Legal services.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The highest paying industries of Protective Services majors, by average wage, are Support activities for agriculture & forestry, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, and Electric & gas, and other combinations.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

1.18M

2019 Workforce

± 26,528

6.66%

1 Year Growth

± 3.04%

The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.66%, from 1.1M in 2018 to 1.18M in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Protective Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Protective Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Protective Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Protective Services is 39.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (2,096 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

39.5

Average Age in 2019

± 0.264 Years

0.123%

1 Year Change

± 0.962%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Protective Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 27 years old, which represent 3.67% and 3.56% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (90.7%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,096 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,145 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
144 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
901 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
422 degrees awarded
White Female
98 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fire Prevention & Safety Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
13,599 degree recipients
Colombia
4,043 degree recipients
Haiti
3,714 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Moldova
7.31 times more than expected
Panama
3.34 times more than expected
Bulgaria
3.31 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Moldova that hold Protective Services degrees (7.31 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (13,599 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Fire Prevention & Safety Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fire Prevention & Safety Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fire Prevention & Safety Technology majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.