Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Fire Fighting Supervisors in North Carolina

Find Schools Near

Fire Fighting Supervisors in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Fire Fighting Supervisor?

8.9% Jobs Projection
$59,000 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Fire Fighting Supervisors in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Fire Fighting Supervisors in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Fire Fighting Supervisors Work in North Carolina?

1,620 people worked as Fire Fighting Supervisors in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,010 Fire Fighting Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

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

undefined

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Fire Fighting Supervisors in this state are growing at a rate of 8.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.1%.

undefined

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Fire Fighting Supervisors job openings in North Carolina, and 1,340 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Fire Fighting Supervisors ranged from $37,320 to $90,910 with $59,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.94 to $43.71. The median hourly rate was $28.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $32.45 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $4.09.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Top North Carolina 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
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 660 $72,210
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 460 $56,420
Raleigh, NC 220 $69,380
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 200 $49,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 150 $56,440
Greensboro-High Point, NC 120 $67,350
Wilmington, NC 90 $57,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 50 $54,610
Winston-Salem, NC 50 $56,880
Asheville, NC 50 n/a
Burlington, NC 50 $56,630
Fayetteville, NC 40 $62,900
New Bern, NC 40 $57,650
Jacksonville, NC 40 $60,720

Top States for Fire Fighting Supervisors Employment

View the list below to see 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

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.