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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
33-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
80,890 |
1.3 % |
$ 40.03 |
$ 83,270 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 22.81 |
$ 29.46 |
$ 37.61 |
$ 48.24 |
$ 61.38 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,450 |
$ 61,270 |
$ 78,230 |
$ 100,350 |
$ 127,680 |
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
74,490 |
1.39 |
$ 40.58 |
$ 84,410 |
Other Support Services |
2,650 |
0.94 |
$ 27.84 |
$ 57,910 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,800 |
0.08 |
$ 37.84 |
$ 78,700 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,440 |
0.07 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
Investigation and Security Services |
70 |
0.01 |
$ 24.78 |
$ 51,550 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
74,490 |
1.39 |
$ 40.58 |
$ 84,410 |
Other Support Services |
2,650 |
0.94 |
$ 27.84 |
$ 57,910 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,800 |
0.08 |
$ 37.84 |
$ 78,700 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,440 |
0.07 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
Investigation and Security Services |
70 |
0.01 |
$ 24.78 |
$ 51,550 |
Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 44.89 |
$ 93,360 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
74,490 |
1.39 |
$ 40.58 |
$ 84,410 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50 |
(7) |
$ 40.22 |
$ 83,650 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,800 |
0.08 |
$ 37.84 |
$ 78,700 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,440 |
0.07 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
9,590 |
0.78 |
1.37 |
$ 36.77 |
$ 76,470 |
Florida |
7,180 |
0.83 |
1.45 |
$ 40.23 |
$ 83,680 |
California |
5,150 |
0.31 |
0.54 |
$ 59.67 |
$ 124,120 |
Georgia |
4,420 |
1.01 |
1.76 |
$ 30.17 |
$ 62,750 |
Illinois |
3,270 |
0.58 |
1.01 |
$ 43.12 |
$ 89,690 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rhode Island |
720 |
1.57 |
2.74 |
$ 36.27 |
$ 75,440 |
New Mexico |
840 |
1.08 |
1.89 |
$ 30.87 |
$ 64,200 |
Louisiana |
1,880 |
1.05 |
1.82 |
$ 26.80 |
$ 55,750 |
Mississippi |
1,140 |
1.04 |
1.81 |
$ 22.26 |
$ 46,300 |
Georgia |
4,420 |
1.01 |
1.76 |
$ 30.17 |
$ 62,750 |
Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
5,150 |
0.31 |
0.54 |
$ 59.67 |
$ 124,120 |
New Jersey |
960 |
0.25 |
0.44 |
$ 58.79 |
$ 122,290 |
New York |
3,150 |
0.36 |
0.63 |
$ 56.85 |
$ 118,250 |
District of Columbia |
350 |
0.52 |
0.91 |
$ 53.27 |
$ 110,810 |
Washington |
3,090 |
0.97 |
1.68 |
$ 52.68 |
$ 109,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,870 |
0.33 |
0.58 |
$ 62.48 |
$ 129,950 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,550 |
0.71 |
1.24 |
$ 40.17 |
$ 83,560 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,390 |
0.98 |
1.70 |
$ 47.94 |
$ 99,720 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,360 |
0.56 |
0.97 |
$ 45.79 |
$ 95,250 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,350 |
0.91 |
1.58 |
$ 33.17 |
$ 68,990 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,010 |
0.69 |
1.21 |
$ 36.39 |
$ 75,680 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,930 |
0.74 |
1.30 |
$ 47.25 |
$ 98,280 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,630 |
0.85 |
1.49 |
$ 56.95 |
$ 118,460 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,580 |
0.54 |
0.94 |
$ 49.34 |
$ 102,630 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,540 |
0.27 |
0.47 |
$ 70.07 |
$ 145,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Las Cruces, NM |
180 |
2.67 |
4.64 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,270 |
Prescott, AZ |
130 |
2.09 |
3.63 |
$ 34.06 |
$ 70,850 |
Farmington, NM |
80 |
2.04 |
3.55 |
$ 29.07 |
$ 60,470 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
300 |
1.86 |
3.23 |
$ 32.95 |
$ 68,530 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
180 |
1.81 |
3.16 |
$ 42.91 |
$ 89,250 |
Rome, GA |
70 |
1.78 |
3.09 |
$ 26.04 |
$ 54,160 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
260 |
1.76 |
3.06 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,410 |
Hammond, LA |
80 |
1.71 |
2.99 |
$ 28.17 |
$ 58,590 |
San Angelo, TX |
80 |
1.70 |
2.96 |
$ 32.13 |
$ 66,820 |
Bellingham, WA |
140 |
1.68 |
2.93 |
$ 46.94 |
$ 97,640 |
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