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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

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

Median salary (BLS)

$93,530

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$53k – $140k

Job outlook

+3% (about average)

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Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $105,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

    Entry / Junior

    $53,430

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

    Established

    $93,530

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

    Senior

    $116,770

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
  • •Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
  • •Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
  • •Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
  • •Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.

Fields of study

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