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

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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 $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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.