Why it pays to be a Firefighter

WHY IT PAYS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER IN2012 19% GROWTH PROJECTED THROUGH 2020 57,500 MOŘE FIREFIGHTER JOBS BY 2020 FIRE CHIEF IS THE HIGHEST PAYPUBLIC SECTOR JOB IN AMERICA, ON AVERAGE THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 30,125 FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 51,300 66,800 6,800 72,800 OTHER SUPPRESSION VEHICLES FIRE STATIONS PUMPERS AERIAL APPRATUS TOP PAYING FIREFIGHTER JOBS BY STATE ANNUAL MEAN WAGE SOURCE: 2011 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS $71,810 $66,950 $62,950 $59,400 $56,250 NEW JERSEY CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON NEW YORK NEVADA TOP 10 CITIES FOR FIREFIGHTER SALARIES AVERAGE SALARY OF FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN TX JOBS WITH RELATED TITLES firefighter $34,000 SAN ANTONIO $54,000 fire protection engineer TX SALT LAKE CITY archeologist $47,000 OKLAHOMA CITY UT OK chief engineer $64,000 ROCHESTER GENERAL ENGINEER $74,000 SEATTLE NY RALEIGH WA NC police officer $38,000 safety & occupational $53,000 health specialist PORTLAND OR security guard $23,000 aircraft mechanic $43,000 DIVISION CHIEF $89,000 DENVER administrative Coordinator $35,000 CO HONOLULU HI $51,000 file protection specialist in USD as of Oct 9, 2012 NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS WORKING IN THE U.S. FIREFIGHTERS STATISTICS CATEGORIZED BY AGE GROUP 1,148,100 335,950 CAREER FIREFIGHTERS 3% AGE 16-19. 21% AGE 20-29 28% AGE 30-39 26% AGE 40-49 16% AGE 50-59. 6% AGE 60 & OVER. VOLUNTEERS 812,150 INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN BY: FireCareers NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing SOURCES: http://ndeed.com http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/firefighters.htm http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categorylD=955&URL=Research/Fire%20statistics/The%20U.S.%20fire%20service www