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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

33-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

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

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)
65,920 0.9 % $38.61 $80,310 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $20.35 $27.86 $36.70 $47.58 $59.09
Annual Wage (2) $42,320 $57,940 $76,330 $98,970 $122,910

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) 61,190 1.12 $38.93 $80,970
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,670 0.08 $35.54 $73,920
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,310 0.07 $35.31 $73,440
Other Support Services 970 0.31 $29.91 $62,200
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 80 0.00 $45.93 $95,540

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) 61,190 1.12 $38.93 $80,970
Other Support Services 970 0.31 $29.91 $62,200
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,670 0.08 $35.54 $73,920
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,310 0.07 $35.31 $73,440
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 40 0.03 $47.77 $99,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 40 0.03 $47.77 $99,360
Scientific Research and Development Services 60 0.01 $46.33 $96,370
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 80 (7) $45.93 $95,540
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (8) (8) $45.64 $94,930
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 61,190 1.12 $38.93 $80,970

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)
Florida 4,240 0.49 1.08 $39.25 $81,640
New York 4,010 0.43 0.94 $51.79 $107,730
Texas 3,770 0.31 0.68 $36.92 $76,800
Illinois 3,450 0.58 1.26 $43.68 $90,860
Massachusetts 3,010 0.84 1.85 $41.26 $85,820




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)
Rhode Island 640 1.33 2.93 $32.96 $68,550
New Mexico 870 1.07 2.35 $28.54 $59,360
Louisiana 1,890 0.99 2.17 $29.39 $61,120
Mississippi 1,100 0.98 2.16 $22.09 $45,940
Kansas 1,340 0.97 2.13 $28.45 $59,190




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,880 0.17 0.37 $64.84 $134,870
New Jersey 1,600 0.40 0.87 $55.57 $115,590
New York 4,010 0.43 0.94 $51.79 $107,730
Washington 2,510 0.77 1.69 $49.25 $102,430
Nevada 660 0.49 1.07 $45.71 $95,080





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 4,120 0.43 0.95 $57.01 $118,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,720 0.58 1.28 $46.01 $95,690
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,070 0.75 1.64 $42.22 $87,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,690 0.63 1.38 $31.67 $65,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,460 0.56 1.23 $49.18 $102,290
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,410 0.71 1.56 $52.54 $109,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,390 0.44 0.98 $49.91 $103,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,190 0.58 1.28 $38.00 $79,050
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,180 0.86 1.89 $44.26 $92,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 820 0.23 0.51 $44.04 $91,610