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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
69,000 |
0.9 % |
$ 39.99 |
$ 83,170 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 20.98 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 37.92 |
$ 49.60 |
$ 62.25 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 43,640 |
$ 59,130 |
$ 78,870 |
$ 103,170 |
$ 129,470 |
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) |
63,620 |
1.18 |
$ 40.45 |
$ 84,140 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,740 |
0.08 |
$ 37.74 |
$ 78,500 |
Other Support Services |
1,520 |
0.51 |
$ 27.66 |
$ 57,530 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,400 |
0.07 |
$ 37.26 |
$ 77,510 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
180 |
0.06 |
(8) |
(8) |
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) |
63,620 |
1.18 |
$ 40.45 |
$ 84,140 |
Other Support Services |
1,520 |
0.51 |
$ 27.66 |
$ 57,530 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,740 |
0.08 |
$ 37.74 |
$ 78,500 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,400 |
0.07 |
$ 37.26 |
$ 77,510 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
180 |
0.06 |
(8) |
(8) |
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) |
Support Activities for Air Transportation |
30 |
0.02 |
$ 48.69 |
$ 101,270 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
63,620 |
1.18 |
$ 40.45 |
$ 84,140 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
60 |
(7) |
$ 38.21 |
$ 79,470 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,740 |
0.08 |
$ 37.74 |
$ 78,500 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,400 |
0.07 |
$ 37.26 |
$ 77,510 |
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) |
Florida |
5,710 |
0.68 |
1.36 |
$ 39.14 |
$ 81,420 |
Georgia |
4,390 |
1.02 |
2.05 |
$ 28.49 |
$ 59,250 |
New York |
4,320 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
$ 55.05 |
$ 114,510 |
Texas |
3,800 |
0.31 |
0.63 |
$ 38.06 |
$ 79,170 |
North Carolina |
3,010 |
0.70 |
1.41 |
$ 28.63 |
$ 59,540 |
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 |
620 |
1.40 |
2.81 |
$ 35.63 |
$ 74,110 |
Alaska |
330 |
1.11 |
2.24 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,940 |
Mississippi |
1,180 |
1.09 |
2.20 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,140 |
New Mexico |
820 |
1.04 |
2.10 |
$ 30.79 |
$ 64,050 |
Georgia |
4,390 |
1.02 |
2.05 |
$ 28.49 |
$ 59,250 |
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 |
2,970 |
0.18 |
0.36 |
$ 65.89 |
$ 137,060 |
New Jersey |
1,730 |
0.46 |
0.92 |
$ 59.00 |
$ 122,720 |
New York |
4,320 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
$ 55.05 |
$ 114,510 |
Hawaii |
480 |
0.83 |
1.67 |
$ 51.49 |
$ 107,110 |
Washington |
2,370 |
0.74 |
1.49 |
$ 51.40 |
$ 106,920 |
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 |
4,220 |
0.48 |
0.96 |
$ 61.64 |
$ 128,210 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,560 |
0.97 |
1.96 |
$ 31.42 |
$ 65,350 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,200 |
0.50 |
1.02 |
$ 47.80 |
$ 99,420 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,020 |
0.78 |
1.57 |
$ 45.00 |
$ 93,600 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,710 |
0.68 |
1.37 |
$ 49.23 |
$ 102,390 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,360 |
0.45 |
0.91 |
$ 53.56 |
$ 111,410 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,140 |
0.54 |
1.09 |
$ 39.96 |
$ 83,120 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,120 |
0.57 |
1.15 |
$ 54.78 |
$ 113,940 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,110 |
0.86 |
1.73 |
$ 48.65 |
$ 101,190 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
890 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
$ 44.88 |
$ 93,350 |
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) |
Topeka, KS |
280 |
2.65 |
5.35 |
(8) |
(8) |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
120 |
2.28 |
4.60 |
$ 37.32 |
$ 77,630 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
220 |
1.94 |
3.91 |
$ 26.31 |
$ 54,730 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
310 |
1.92 |
3.86 |
$ 33.14 |
$ 68,940 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
240 |
1.68 |
3.39 |
$ 25.62 |
$ 53,290 |
Prescott, AZ |
100 |
1.66 |
3.35 |
$ 33.06 |
$ 68,760 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
380 |
1.64 |
3.30 |
$ 28.44 |
$ 59,160 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
240 |
1.57 |
3.17 |
$ 25.84 |
$ 53,750 |
Port St. Lucie, FL |
230 |
1.57 |
3.17 |
$ 40.20 |
$ 83,620 |
Hammond, LA |
60 |
1.49 |
3.00 |
$ 27.57 |
$ 57,340 |
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