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Fire Fighting Supervisors in New Jersey

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Fire Fighting Supervisors in New Jersey

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-1% Jobs Projection
$118,430 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

While jobs for Fire Fighting Supervisors in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Fire Fighting Supervisors in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Fire Fighting Supervisors in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fire Fighting Supervisors Work in New Jersey?

1,600 people worked as Fire Fighting Supervisors in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,520 Fire Fighting Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,080 Fire Fighting Supervisors working in it, which means New Jersey has more Fire Fighting Supervisors than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Fire Fighting Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 1.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.1%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Fire Fighting Supervisors job openings in New Jersey, and 1,600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,400 annual jobs and 63,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Fire Fighting Supervisors Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Fire Fighting Supervisors ranged from $83,010 to $149,940 with $118,430 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $39.91 to $72.09. The median hourly rate was $56.94.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $55.88 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.06.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Fire Fighting Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Fire Fighting Supervisors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,120 $117,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 720 $78,380
Trenton, NJ 100 $109,130
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 90 $98,080

Top States for Fire Fighting Supervisors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Fire Fighting Supervisors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 4,240 $79,680
New York 4,010 $107,050
Texas 3,770 $74,710
Illinois 3,450 $94,220
Massachusetts 3,010 $81,450
California 2,880 $124,130
Georgia 2,620 $59,560
Ohio 2,590 $71,040
Washington 2,510 $100,900
Tennessee 2,180 $57,410
Arizona 2,150 $68,870
Virginia 2,070 $77,650
Louisiana 1,890 $60,200
Maryland 1,670 $93,310
North Carolina 1,620 $59,000
New Jersey 1,600 $118,430
Kansas 1,340 $57,150
Colorado 1,300 $86,140
South Carolina 1,280 $55,610
Missouri 1,160 $77,550

Below are the states where Fire Fighting Supervisors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $124,130
New Jersey $118,430
New York $107,050
Washington $100,900
Nevada $95,040
Illinois $94,220
Maryland $93,310
Hawaii $92,430
Connecticut $88,220
Oregon $87,530

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