Occupational Employment Statistics
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.
Southwest Minnesota
| 40 | 7 | $39.41/hr | $23.16/hr | $30.60/hr | $37.54/hr | $49.23/hr | $55.57/hr |
Minnesota
| 1,160 | 129 | $38.85/hr | $22.30/hr | $30.60/hr | $38.52/hr | $45.17/hr | $57.69/hr |
U S
| 84,120 | 673 | $44.97/hr | $24.74/hr | $32.90/hr | $42.73/hr | $53.70/hr | $66.93/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 1,060 | $38.96/hr |
- Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.
- Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.
- Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.
- Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.
- Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.
- Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
- Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.
- Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.
- Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
- Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.