Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers

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Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers was $117,567 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, Greater Fairbanks, Greater Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway Borough & Road-Connected Alaska PUMA, AK, and Cochise & Santa Cruz Counties--Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are Riverside County (Southwest)--Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Cities PUMA, CA, North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, and Lane County (Outside Eugene & Springfield Cities) PUMA, OR.

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Service Occupations Protective service occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workforce. Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workforce in 2024 was 53,965 people, of which 4.85% were women and 95.1% were men.

Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are paid most in Riverside County (Southwest)--Murrieta & Wildomar Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Riverside County (Southwest)--Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

51,347

Male Workforce

± 5.56k

2,618

Female Workforce

± 1.26k

The Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workforce in 2024 was 53,965 people (4.85% women and 95.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13.7% between 2014 (47,483) and 2024 (53,965).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($167,988), Rhode Island ($163,227), and Maryland ($156,618).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$117,567

AVERAGE WAGE

#42 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers earned an average of $117,567, $47,689 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.266

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.266, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining ($136,296).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

54k

2024 Workforce

± 5,702

2.72%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.6%

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers at 95.4%, followed by Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.3% and National security & international affairs with 1.33%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in the US. The workforce of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in 2024 was 53,965 people, with 4.85% woman, and 95.1% men. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in the workforce is 47.7 and of female Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is 49.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in 2024 was 53,965 people, with 4.85% woman, and 95.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (11,978 people), 45 to 49 years (10,673 people), and 40 to 44 years (9,474 people). Among them they concentrated 59.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 8.67% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workers were Hispanic and 91.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68.7%), Puerto Rican (12.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.89)%

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Races

In 2024, 82.5% of the Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workforce were White, of which 4.4% were women and 95.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (7.98%) and Black (4.78%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is Protective Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Protective Services (4,364 people), Business (3,336 people), and Social Sciences (1,429 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workers were Some college (16,764 people), Associates Degree (13,401 people), and Bachelors Degree (12,405 people).

The graphic shows the Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension.

Projections

Projections on job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers are expected to see a growth of 3.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers.

3.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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