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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 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for 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) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
160 |
0.15 |
0.27 |
$ 82.24 |
$ 171,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,540 |
0.27 |
0.47 |
$ 70.07 |
$ 145,740 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
810 |
0.36 |
0.63 |
$ 65.32 |
$ 135,860 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
70 |
0.56 |
0.97 |
$ 64.21 |
$ 133,550 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
160 |
0.83 |
1.45 |
$ 63.18 |
$ 131,420 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,870 |
0.33 |
0.58 |
$ 62.48 |
$ 129,950 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
330 |
0.29 |
0.51 |
$ 58.03 |
$ 120,700 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,630 |
0.85 |
1.49 |
$ 56.95 |
$ 118,460 |
| Corvallis, OR |
30 |
0.88 |
1.53 |
$ 55.69 |
$ 115,840 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
230 |
0.16 |
0.29 |
$ 55.69 |
$ 115,830 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
