Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
58,210 1.4 % $34.62 $72,020 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.47 $25.76 $33.42 $42.61 $52.77
Annual Wage (2) $40,510 $53,590 $69,510 $88,630 $109,770


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 (OES Designation) 53,890 0.98 $34.97 $72,730
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,390 0.07 $32.85 $68,320
State Government (OES Designation) 1,370 0.06 $30.30 $63,020
Other Support Services 940 0.33 $25.65 $53,350
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 100 0.04 $30.84 $64,150

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 (OES Designation) 53,890 0.98 $34.97 $72,730
Other Support Services 940 0.33 $25.65 $53,350
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,390 0.07 $32.85 $68,320
State Government (OES Designation) 1,370 0.06 $30.30 $63,020
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 100 0.04 $30.84 $64,150

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation) 53,890 0.98 $34.97 $72,730
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 40 (7) $33.20 $69,060
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,390 0.07 $32.85 $68,320
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 70 0.01 $31.07 $64,620
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 100 0.04 $30.84 $64,150


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)
Texas 4,480 0.44 0.96 $32.33 $67,250
New York 4,090 0.49 1.07 $42.94 $89,310
Florida 3,300 0.46 1.02 $37.94 $78,910
California 2,990 0.21 0.47 $54.02 $112,360
Massachusetts 2,800 0.89 1.95 $33.87 $70,450




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 600 1.34 2.95 $32.40 $67,400
Arizona 2,220 0.93 2.06 $35.17 $73,160
Massachusetts 2,800 0.89 1.95 $33.87 $70,450
Oklahoma 1,280 0.85 1.88 $28.91 $60,140
Hawaii 490 0.85 1.86 $38.36 $79,780




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,990 0.21 0.47 $54.02 $112,360
New Jersey 1,360 0.36 0.79 $50.29 $104,600
New York 4,090 0.49 1.07 $42.94 $89,310
Washington 2,060 0.76 1.67 $41.85 $87,050
Illinois 2,410 0.43 0.95 $41.80 $86,930





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)
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,770 0.49 1.09 $46.29 $96,290
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,500 0.89 1.97 $35.08 $72,980
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,340 0.79 1.73 $39.27 $81,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,130 0.50 1.11 $27.74 $57,690
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,030 0.40 0.89 $29.41 $61,180
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 940 0.69 1.52 $45.26 $94,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 890 0.38 0.85 $43.24 $89,940
Baltimore-Towson, MD 880 0.70 1.55 $43.79 $91,080
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 870 0.43 0.94 $36.17 $75,240
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 680 1.28 2.81 $33.43 $69,530




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 100 2.24 4.94 $25.58 $53,210
Flagstaff, AZ 120 2.17 4.79 $29.58 $61,530
Yuma, AZ 110 1.97 4.33 $31.47 $65,460
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 130 1.33 2.93 $23.22 $48,300
Barnstable Town, MA 120 1.32 2.90 $33.60 $69,890
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 680 1.28 2.81 $33.43 $69,530
San Angelo, TX 60 1.28 2.82 $32.49 $67,580
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 120 1.25 2.75 $32.48 $67,560
Gadsden, AL 40 1.24 2.74 $15.08 $31,360
Bend, OR 70 1.24 2.74 $36.50 $75,920




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.05 0.12 $73.13 $152,120
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 130 0.13 0.29 $63.26 $131,580
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 130 0.14 0.31 $61.91 $128,770
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 30 0.11 0.24 $60.77 $126,390
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 50 0.31 0.69 $58.11 $120,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 190 0.17 0.37 $50.87 $105,820
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 50 0.31 0.68 $50.40 $104,830
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 330 0.35 0.77 $49.38 $102,710
Salinas, CA 40 0.30 0.65 $48.91 $101,730
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 120 0.14 0.32 $47.19 $98,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 190 1.24 2.74 $34.09 $70,900
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 190 0.49 1.09 $23.26 $48,390
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 170 2.76 6.09 $26.52 $55,170
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 0.63 1.38 $20.61 $42,860
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 150 0.56 1.23 $23.00 $47,840

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 170 2.76 6.09 $26.52 $55,170
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 1.80 3.96 $28.32 $58,910
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 1.53 3.37 $38.98 $81,080
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 190 1.24 2.74 $34.09 $70,900
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area 40 1.16 2.56 $34.15 $71,030

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 80 1.09 2.41 $40.65 $84,540
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 1.53 3.37 $38.98 $81,080
Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area 100 1.02 2.25 $37.64 $78,280
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.57 1.26 $37.57 $78,150
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 1.15 2.54 $37.07 $77,110


About May 2011 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 mean 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012