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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
33-2011 Firefighters
Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 324,620 |
0.9 % |
$26.27 |
$54,650 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.29 |
$16.57 |
$24.45 |
$33.19 |
$44.24 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,550 |
$34,470 |
$50,850 |
$69,040 |
$92,020 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
289,310 |
5.22 |
$26.82 |
$55,780 |
| Other Support Services |
14,520 |
4.42 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,400 |
0.43 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
7,470 |
0.37 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
700 |
0.23 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
289,310 |
5.22 |
$26.82 |
$55,780 |
| Other Support Services |
14,520 |
4.42 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,400 |
0.43 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
7,470 |
0.37 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
700 |
0.23 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
33,780 |
1.94 |
0.88 |
$40.56 |
$84,370 |
| Texas |
25,670 |
2.06 |
0.93 |
$26.33 |
$54,760 |
| Florida |
19,560 |
2.22 |
1.01 |
$24.66 |
$51,300 |
| Ohio |
19,200 |
3.52 |
1.59 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
| Illinois |
17,180 |
2.85 |
1.29 |
$27.97 |
$58,170 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Hampshire |
2,530 |
3.83 |
1.73 |
$22.65 |
$47,120 |
| Ohio |
19,200 |
3.52 |
1.59 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
| Louisiana |
6,750 |
3.51 |
1.59 |
$14.98 |
$31,150 |
| North Carolina |
15,200 |
3.41 |
1.54 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Wisconsin |
9,450 |
3.29 |
1.49 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
33,780 |
1.94 |
0.88 |
$40.56 |
$84,370 |
| New Jersey |
5,780 |
1.41 |
0.64 |
$38.89 |
$80,890 |
| Washington |
8,060 |
2.43 |
1.10 |
$37.01 |
$76,970 |
| New York |
14,050 |
1.48 |
0.67 |
$36.13 |
$75,160 |
| Nevada |
2,020 |
1.45 |
0.66 |
$33.32 |
$69,310 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
14,900 |
1.54 |
0.70 |
$39.17 |
$81,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,000 |
2.78 |
1.26 |
$31.43 |
$65,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,850 |
1.58 |
0.71 |
$46.85 |
$97,450 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,960 |
2.85 |
1.29 |
$30.97 |
$64,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,950 |
2.17 |
0.98 |
$29.12 |
$60,560 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,860 |
2.16 |
0.98 |
$32.10 |
$66,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,300 |
2.30 |
1.04 |
$20.53 |
$42,710 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,950 |
1.95 |
0.88 |
$25.49 |
$53,010 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
5,000 |
2.54 |
1.15 |
$18.87 |
$39,240 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,640 |
1.76 |
0.79 |
$32.55 |
$67,700 |
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United States Department of Labor
