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Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

General Information

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.

Business Breakdown

People in this career work in these sectors.

  1. State and local government89.39%
  2. Federal government5.78%
  3. Private, for profit4.10%
  4. Private, not for profit0.51%
  5. Self-employed0.23%

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$78,230

State-by-state Salary

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$126,300
$32,530
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • High school 29%
  • Associate's degree 23%
  • Post-secondary certificate 18%
  • Some college 11%
  • Bachelor's degree 9%
  • Post baccalaureate 3%
  • Less than high school 3%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Enterprising — You have an interest in managing, negotiating and marketing, or leading and advising others.
  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
  • Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Administrative

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* Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.