First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
- O*NET-SOC code
33-1021.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$93,530
Employment, U.S.99,140
Median hourly wage$44.96
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $53,430 | $72,140 | $93,530 | $119,500 | $140,010 |
By state (50)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,440 | $73,320 | 1.07 |
| Alaska | 310 | $92,760 | 1.49 |
| Arizona | 2,670 | $96,470 | 1.29 |
| Arkansas | 920 | $61,890 | 1.11 |
| California | 8,170 | $127,630 | 0.70 |
| Colorado | 1,900 | $102,580 | 1.04 |
| Connecticut | 1,310 | $98,500 | 1.21 |
| Delaware | $74,670 | ||
| District of Columbia | 380 | $126,560 | 0.85 |
| Florida | 9,540 | $98,560 | 1.51 |
| Georgia | 3,730 | $67,200 | 1.20 |
| Idaho | 520 | $92,630 | 0.96 |
| Illinois | 3,240 | $123,500 | 0.83 |
| Indiana | 1,290 | $88,310 | 0.63 |
| Iowa | 600 | $76,010 | 0.60 |
| Kansas | 1,450 | $78,880 | 1.58 |
| Kentucky | 1,250 | $60,850 | 0.98 |
| Louisiana | 1,810 | $59,750 | 1.47 |
| Maine | 410 | $74,790 | 1.01 |
| Maryland | 2,380 | $120,530 | 1.35 |
| Massachusetts | 3,370 | $96,600 | 1.45 |
| Michigan | 1,830 | $77,550 | 0.65 |
| Minnesota | 1,120 | $78,800 | 0.59 |
| Mississippi | 1,550 | $48,250 | 2.09 |
| Missouri | 1,950 | $75,970 | 1.04 |
| Montana | 320 | $82,820 | 0.98 |
| Nebraska | 370 | $80,810 | 0.57 |
| Nevada | 1,080 | $93,920 | 1.09 |
| New Hampshire | 450 | $93,720 | 1.03 |
| New Jersey | 2,210 | $133,210 | 0.81 |
| New Mexico | 820 | $58,430 | 1.47 |
| New York | 4,100 | $132,520 | 0.66 |
| North Carolina | 5,050 | $59,560 | 1.60 |
| North Dakota | 130 | $82,880 | 0.48 |
| Ohio | 3,960 | $84,490 | 1.12 |
| Oklahoma | 2,000 | $85,310 | 1.84 |
| Oregon | 1,160 | $100,260 | 0.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,340 | $101,050 | 0.35 |
| Rhode Island | 770 | $85,170 | 2.40 |
| South Carolina | 1,450 | $65,160 | 0.99 |
| South Dakota | 120 | $72,420 | 0.40 |
| Tennessee | 2,210 | $77,920 | 1.06 |
| Texas | 8,660 | $81,710 | 0.97 |
| Utah | 770 | $100,380 | 0.70 |
| Vermont | 90 | $83,250 | 0.48 |
| Virginia | 3,300 | $97,780 | 1.26 |
| Washington | 3,350 | $129,350 | 1.48 |
| West Virginia | 180 | $55,380 | 0.40 |
| Wisconsin | 1,330 | $83,310 | 0.71 |
| Wyoming | 150 | $80,260 | 0.86 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facilities Managers | 3 | 0.967 |
| 2 | Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | 3 | 0.965 |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 3 | 0.958 |
| 4 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 3 | 0.958 |
| 5 | Forest and Conservation Technicians | 3 | 0.950 |
| 6 | Transit and Railroad Police | 3 | 0.943 |
| 7 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 1-2 | 0.942 |
| 8 | Animal Trainers | 1-2 | 0.942 |
| 9 | Fish and Game Wardens | 3 | 0.942 |
| 10 | Security Managers | 4 | 0.942 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Therapists | Science | 2.26 | 0.941 |
| Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | Quality Control Analysis | 0.87 | 0.938 |
| Radiation Therapists | Operation and Control | 1.25 | 0.935 |
| Coroners | Science | 2.63 | 0.931 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | Operation and Control | 0.87 | 0.927 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, excluding software First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Crime mapping software | 3 of 20 | 34.6x |
| Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS | 3 of 20 | 23.1x |
| Law enforcement information databases | 3 of 20 | 23.1x |
| 8 of 20 | 2.7x | |
| National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database | 3 of 20 | 12.6x |
| Database software | 8 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | 4 of 20 | 3.8x |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | 3 of 20 | 2.3x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | 3 of 20 | 1.8x |
| Microsoft Visio | 4 of 20 | 1.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.84 | 6.82 |
| Education and Training | 4.18 | 5.37 |
| Public Safety and Security | 4.03 | 3.93 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.83 | 4.52 |
| Building and Construction | 3.80 | 4.06 |
| English Language | 3.68 | 3.88 |
| Administration and Management | 3.66 | 4.28 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3.43 | 3.09 |
| Mechanical | 3.41 | 3.93 |
| Mathematics | 3.38 | 2.95 |
| Psychology | 3.34 | 4.42 |
| Law and Government | 3.30 | 3.10 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.25 | 4.35 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 3.20 | 3.35 |
| Transportation | 3.05 | 2.83 |
| Administrative | 3.01 | 3.91 |
| Geography | 2.98 | 3.11 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.93 | 2.89 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.90 | 2.77 |
| Physics | 2.82 | 3.44 |
| Biology | 2.75 | 2.74 |
| Telecommunications | 2.75 | 1.72 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.53 | 1.97 |
| Chemistry | 2.43 | 3.18 |
| Communications and Media | 2.34 | 2.40 |
| History and Archeology | 2.25 | 2.40 |
| Production and Processing | 2.16 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.98 | 1.84 |
| Design | 1.84 | 1.57 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.56 | 1.23 |
| Fine Arts | 1.23 | not rated |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.20 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.06 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Far Vision | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Auditory Attention | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Extent Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Static Strength | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Control Precision | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Stamina | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Sharing | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Visualization | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Explosive Strength | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.88 | 2.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Response Orientation | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Memorization | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Reaction Time | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Number Facility | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Depth Perception | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Sound Localization | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Night Vision | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Peripheral Vision | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Rate Control | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.75 | 1.00 |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Affiliated Computer Services ACS FIREHOUSE
- BIO-key FireRMS
- BehavePlus
- Computer aided dispatch software
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- ESRI ArcView
- Email software
- FARSITE
- Fire incident reporting systems
- FlamMap
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Incident command system ICS software
- Mapping software
- Plume modeling software
- Resource Ordering and Statusing System ROSS
- Web browser software
- Wildland Fire Assessment System WFAS
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 110 | 4.36 | $73,740 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 350 | 3.49 | $58,860 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 330 | 3.16 | $59,750 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 100 | 3.10 | $69,240 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 140 | 2.95 | $75,650 |
| Wilmington, NC | 330 | 2.67 | $61,390 |
| Yuma, AZ | 120 | 2.62 | $81,330 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 210 | 2.54 | $55,680 |
| Jackson, MS | 430 | 2.48 | $45,980 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 100 | 2.44 | $35,410 |