Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers

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Total Workforce

45k

Average Age

47.6

Average Salary

$98,194

Average Male Salary

$98,499

Average Female Salary

$93,857

About

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 $98,194 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers by wage are Astronomers & physicists, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Marketing managers.

Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are part of the Protective service occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of correctional officers, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, Firefighters, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are Hollywood (South) & Pembroke Pines (East) Cities PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are Hollywood (South) & Pembroke Pines (East) Cities PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers and on wages and locations 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 Justice, public order, & safety activities . Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are paid most in Watsonville & Scotts Valley Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Hollywood (South) & Pembroke Pines (East) Cities PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$98,194

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,971

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers earned an average of $98,194, $44,305 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers while Astronomers & physicists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.268

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.268, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers.

Spatial Concentration

Hollywood (South) & Pembroke Pines (East) Cities PUMA, FL

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , National security & international affairs, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Justice, public order, & safety activities , Executive offices & legislative bodies, National security & international affairs, and Forestry except logging.

Industries by Share

45k

2018 Workforce

± 5,210

-13.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 18.3%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers has been declining at a rate of -13.9%, from 52,337 people in 2017 to 45,044 people in 2018.

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 91.9%, followed by National security & international affairs with 2.17% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 1.67%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers in the workforce is 47.6 and of female Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is 47.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

42.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,036

2.97k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,337

93.4% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

87% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.12% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers.

Age by Gender

47.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.03

47.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.9

The median age of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is 47.6, and Male employees are generally 0.124 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers hold a major in Protective Services.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Monitoring and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.