Firefighters

This post summarizes key statistics on Firefighters using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 32,412
25 53,556
30 70,312
35 79,408
40 91,833
45 97,236
50 99,396
55 102,637
60 90,405
65 51,188


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.90
20-39 2.50
39-41 19.20
41-50 26.30
50-60 27.10
More than 60 23.00

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Firefighters.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
92.60 80,518 Justice, public order, and safety
1.30 56,646 Forestry
0.70 92,693 National security and international affairs
0.60 28,098 Navy
0.50 71,446 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
0.40 95,074 General government, n.e.c.
0.40 31,928 Army
0.30 46,655 Agricultural production, crops
0.30 86,513 Services incidental to transportation
0.30 45,729 Air Force

This table highlights the top industries people working as Firefighters work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Firefighters. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Firefighters received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Firefighters. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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