Emergency management directors
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonEmergency management directors are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Emergency management directors was $84,085 in 2021.
The locations that employ the most Emergency management directors are Columbia (East), Ellicott City (Southeast) & Elkridge PUMA, MD. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Emergency management directors are Columbia (East), Ellicott City (Southeast) & Elkridge PUMA, MD.
Employment and salary information for the Emergency management directors workforce. Emergency management directors workforce in 2021 was 14,219 people, of which 33.1% were women and 66.9% were men. Emergency management directors are paid most in Columbia (East), Ellicott City (Southeast) & Elkridge PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Columbia (East), Ellicott City (Southeast) & Elkridge PUMA, MD.
The Emergency management directors workforce in 2021 was 14,219 people (33.1% women and 66.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 47.5% between 2014 (9,642) and 2021 (14,219).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Emergency management directors.
During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Georgia ($143,774), District of Columbia ($137,457), and Alaska ($120,691).
In 2021, Emergency management directors earned an average of $84,085, $24,489 more than the average national salary of $59,596
The graph shows the ranking of Emergency management directors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.
In 2021, Emergency management directors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.331, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Emergency management directors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Emergency management directors compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Emergency management directors and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Emergency management directors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Emergency management directors, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($135,779).
This graphic shows the share of Emergency management directors employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Emergency management directors at 71.4%, followed by Executive offices & legislative bodies with 14.3% and Administration of human resource programs with 14.3%.
Demographic information on Emergency management directors in the US. The workforce of Emergency management directors in 2021 was 14,219 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men. The average age of male Emergency management directors in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Emergency management directors is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Emergency management directors is White.
The workforce of Emergency management directors in 2021 was 14,219 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (2,284 people), 30 to 34 years (2,089 people), and 40 to 44 years (1,765 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.
In 2021, 12.2% of Emergency management directors workers were Hispanic and 87.8% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.5%) and Puerto Rican (22.5)%
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In 2021, 75.7% of the Emergency management directors workforce were White, of which 31.3% were women and 68.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.1%) and Two or More Races (5.52%).
Data on higher education choices for Emergency management directors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Emergency management directors is Protective Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Protective Services.
Among the necessary skills for Emergency management directors, Complex Problem Solving stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Emergency management directors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.
The most common majors achieved by Emergency management directors in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Protective Services (1,790 people), Business (1,783 people), and Social Sciences (1,064 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Emergency management directors workers were Bachelors Degree (5,604 people), Graduate Degree (3,682 people), and Some college (2,101 people).
The graphic shows the Emergency management directors workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Emergency management directors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Emergency management directors need many skills, but most especially Complex Problem Solving, Service Orientation, Coordination.
Projections on job growth for Emergency Management Directors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Emergency Management Directors are expected to see a growth of 4.81% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Emergency management directors. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
