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Firefighters
$51.68K Median Salary 27K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8.5% Job Growth
About This Career
Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.
Reported Job Titles
Fire Engineer, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire Fighter, Fire Management Specialist, Fire Technician (Fire Tech), Firefighter, Forest Fire Suppression Specialist, Forestry Fire Technician (Forestry Fire Tech), Hot Shot, Wildland Firefighter
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Problem Sensitivity
Oral Comprehension
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Deductive Reasoning
Far Vision
Oral Expression
Static Strength
Control Precision
Inductive Reasoning
Multilimb Coordination
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Stamina
Dynamic Strength
Flexibility of Closure
Information Ordering
Manual Dexterity
Reaction Time
Speech Recognition
Trunk Strength
Auditory Attention
Extent Flexibility
Perceptual Speed
Written Comprehension
Spatial Orientation
Visualization
Category Flexibility
Depth Perception
Explosive Strength
Gross Body Coordination
Selective Attention
Speed of Closure
Visual Color Discrimination
Finger Dexterity
Gross Body Equilibrium
Response Orientation
Written Expression
Knowledge
Public Safety and Security
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Building and Construction
English Language
Mechanical
Medicine and Dentistry
Telecommunications
Administration and Management
Transportation
Law and Government
Chemistry
Psychology
Mathematics
Skills
Critical Thinking
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Service Orientation
Active Learning
Active Listening
Monitoring
Speaking
Social Perceptiveness
Complex Problem Solving
Operation and Control
Operations Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Time Management
Instructing
Technology Skills
Data base user interface and query software
Presentation software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Spreadsheet software
Geographic information system
Operating system software
Word processing software
Analytical or scientific software
Internet browser software
Project management software
Tools
Fire suppression hand tools
Fire hoses or nozzles
Power saws
Ladders
Fire extinguishers
Pry bars
Blocks or pulleys
Mobile medical services spine boards
Fire pump sets
Rescue truck
Mobile medical services first aid kits
Fire retardant footwear
Screwdrivers
Mobile medical services litter
Respirators
Heat tracing equipment
Grounding hardware
Notebook computers
Nylon rope
Protective gloves
Flares
Mobile medical services basket stretchers
Specialty wrenches
Weapon or explosives detectors and supplies
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled
Locking pliers
Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
Metal cutters
Lighters
Fire retardant apparel
Hazardous material protective apparel
Hacksaw
Weather stations
Water pumps
Two way radios
Radio frequency identification devices
Protective hood
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines
Glucose monitors or meters
Anemometers
Mowers
Medical gas cylinders or related devices
Electrocardiography EKG units
Manlift or personnel lift
Pulse oximeter units
Geological compasses
Agricultural tractors
Wire cutters
Air exhausters
Fire fighting watercraft
Hammers
Life rings
Electronic blood pressure units
Hazardous material protective footwear
Torso and belt restraints
Flatbed trailers
Facial shields
Underwater cameras
Jacks
Track bulldozers
Hold down clamps
Liquid leak detectors
Mobile medical service intravenous IV kits
Medical acoustic stethoscopes
Resuscitation masks
Scuba regulators
Mercury blood pressure units
Extremity restraints
Slip or groove joint pliers
Gas detectors
Hydraulic pumps
Shovels
Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories
Forestry saws
Hand trucks or accessories
Pneumatic hammer
Wedges
Fans
Gas generators
Life vests or preservers
Fire blankets
Fire fighting pump truck
Sockets
Safety helmets
Goggles
Diagonal cut pliers
Air bags for loading
Armored recovery vehicle
pH test strips or papers
Picks
Spill kits
Ear plugs
Sledge hammer
Telescopes
Portable data input terminals
Chemical test strips or papers
Safety harnesses or belts
Wetsuits
Hand pumps
Fire fighting chemical truck
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Spanner wrenches
Orthopedic splint systems
Mobile medical services cervical or extrication collars
Fire fighting ladder truck
Binoculars
Air samplers or collectors
Saws
Winches
Wheel chocks
Multi gas monitors
Global positioning system GPS receiver
Claw hammer
Fire escape equipment
Mobile medical services suction antichoke devices
Water analyzers
Wheel nut or lug wrench
Radiation detectors
Acoustic sensors
Machetes
Hard hats
Cold chisels
Psychrometers
Safety glasses
Surface thermometers
Bolt cutters
Utility knives
Metal detectors
Parachutes
Glass cutters
Open end wrenches
Adjustable wrenches
Needlenose pliers
Personal computers
Pipe wrenches
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