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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
84,120 0.8 % $ 43.63 $ 90,740 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 24.00 $ 31.92 $ 41.45 $ 52.10 $ 64.93
Annual Wage (2) $ 49,910 $ 66,390 $ 86,220 $ 108,380 $ 135,050

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) 77,190 1.40 $ 44.26 $ 92,060
Other Support Services 2,920 0.89 $ 31.01 $ 64,500
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,770 0.08 $ 40.81 $ 84,880
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 1,480 0.07 $ 40.07 $ 83,350
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 90 0.04 $ 24.57 $ 51,100

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) 77,190 1.40 $ 44.26 $ 92,060
Other Support Services 2,920 0.89 $ 31.01 $ 64,500
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,770 0.08 $ 40.81 $ 84,880
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 1,480 0.07 $ 40.07 $ 83,350
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 90 0.04 $ 24.57 $ 51,100

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)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 30 0.03 $ 65.84 $ 136,960
Support Activities for Air Transportation 40 0.02 $ 45.56 $ 94,760
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 77,190 1.40 $ 44.26 $ 92,060
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 40 0.01 $ 44.21 $ 91,960
Facilities Support Services (8) (8) $ 43.51 $ 90,490

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.



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers by state, May 2023


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 8,800 0.65 1.17 $ 41.28 $ 85,860
Florida 8,240 0.86 1.55 $ 46.10 $ 95,890
California 6,310 0.35 0.64 $ 64.76 $ 134,690
North Carolina 3,700 0.77 1.39 $ 32.68 $ 67,970
Georgia 3,650 0.77 1.39 $ 32.12 $ 66,800


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers by state, May 2023


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 820 1.68 3.04 $ 41.08 $ 85,440
Louisiana 1,840 1.00 1.80 $ 27.68 $ 57,580
Kansas 1,360 0.96 1.74 $ 36.34 $ 75,580
Mississippi 1,080 0.94 1.69 $ 24.57 $ 51,110
New Mexico 770 0.91 1.64 $ 32.45 $ 67,500


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers by state, May 2023


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 6,310 0.35 0.64 $ 64.76 $ 134,690
New Jersey 810 0.19 0.35 $ 58.54 $ 121,770
New York 2,670 0.28 0.51 $ 57.56 $ 119,720
Washington 3,110 0.89 1.61 $ 56.14 $ 116,770
Illinois 2,390 0.40 0.72 $ 50.68 $ 105,400



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers by area, May 2023


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)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,930 1.08 1.94 $ 57.32 $ 119,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,360 0.59 1.07 $ 45.69 $ 95,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,290 0.24 0.43 $ 64.36 $ 133,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,030 0.72 1.30 $ 34.22 $ 71,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,900 0.62 1.11 $ 51.35 $ 106,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,850 0.67 1.21 $ 51.25 $ 106,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,830 0.58 1.04 $ 40.24 $ 83,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,780 0.29 0.52 $ 73.72 $ 153,330
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,580 0.35 0.63 $ 56.72 $ 117,970
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,570 0.75 1.36 $ 60.94 $ 126,760


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers by area, May 2023


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 2.43 4.38 $ 31.23 $ 64,960
Valdosta, GA 110 2.03 3.67 $ 26.04 $ 54,150
Prescott, AZ 140 2.02 3.65 $ 39.98 $ 83,150
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 320 1.89 3.42 $ 34.59 $ 71,940
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 100 1.76 3.18 $ 38.68 $ 80,450
Barnstable Town, MA 170 1.66 3.00 $ 47.39 $ 98,570
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 250 1.65 2.99 $ 27.80 $ 57,830
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 940 1.65 2.97 $ 41.60 $ 86,530
Jacksonville, NC 80 1.63 2.94 $ 27.71 $ 57,630
Rome, GA 70 1.62 2.93 $ 26.40 $ 54,900