Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers

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2019 Workforce

50.1k

Average Age

46.9

Estimated Job Growth

6.15%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$98,847

Average Male Salary

$98,862

Average Female Salary

$98,497

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 $98,847 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers by wage are Veterinarians, Computer network architects, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.

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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Service Occupations Protective service occupations

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

$98,847

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,400

In 2019, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers earned an average of $98,847, $43,323 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers while Veterinarians 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

0.215

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.215, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA

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, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, and Forestry except logging.

Highest Paying

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

Industries by Share

50.1k

2019 Workforce

± 5,492

11.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.3%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers has been growing at a rate of 11.1%, from 45,044 people in 2018 to 50,061 people in 2019.

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 92.4%, followed by National security & international affairs with 1.28% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 1.12%.

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 and of female Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is 45.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

48k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,380

2.02k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,105

96% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

85.3% of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.47% 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 Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.02

45.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4

The median age of Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers is 46.9, and Male employees are generally 1.31 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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree 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, Critical Thinking, and Coordination. 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.

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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 3.71%, but First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers are expected to see a growth of 6.15% 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.

6.15%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.