Fire captain vs captain

The differences between fire captains and captains can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a fire captain, becoming a captain takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a fire captain has an average salary of $66,742, which is higher than the $52,161 average annual salary of a captain.

The top three skills for a fire captain include emergency response, EMT and fire suppression. The most important skills for a captain are customer service, safety standards, and food preparation.

Fire captain vs captain overview

	Fire Captain	Captain
Yearly salary	$66,742	$52,161
Hourly rate	$32.09	$25.08
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	5,885	4,430
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	49	42
Years of experience	8	6

Fire captain vs captain salary

Fire captains and captains have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fire Captain	Captain
Average salary	$66,742	$52,161
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $31,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between fire captain and captain education

There are a few differences between a fire captain and a captain in terms of educational background:

	Fire Captain	Captain
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Fire Science And Protection	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Fire captain vs captain demographics

Here are the differences between fire captains' and captains' demographics:

	Fire Captain	Captain
Average age	49	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%	Male, 65.4% Female, 34.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 2.3% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between fire captain and captain duties and responsibilities

Fire captain example responsibilities.

Achieve a long time department goal by exceeding the NFPA and DPSST standards by recreating the fire district's training program.
Manage the combat logistics operations center's daily operations and ensure efficient information flow between internal and external organizations.
Certify as CPR and defibrillator instructor.
Fulfill a specialize function in the HAZMAT discipline.
Train local nationals and Americans on EVOC and CPR.
Establish incident command and mitigate all fire, medical, hazmat emergency scenes.

Captain example responsibilities.

Delegate responsibilities to crew members, verify inventory, manage payroll, steer the ship and operate dredge.
Lead the team as defensive captain to win the national championship of the most elite football level in Mexico.
Lead a platoon that earn numerous awards for jamming opposition force artillery nets and conducting counterattacks on opposition electronic warfare platoons.
Participate in intramural volleyball, basketball and indoor and outdoor soccer.
Ensure the synchronized delivery of additional manpower to combat operations by utilizing all available assets and effective logistics management.
Complete CPR and a training.

Fire captain vs captain skills

Common fire captain skills

Emergency Response, 8%
EMT, 6%
Fire Suppression, 5%
EMS, 5%
Fire Service, 5%
Medical Services, 4%

Common captain skills

Customer Service, 21%
Safety Standards, 11%
Food Preparation, 11%
POS, 5%
Role Model, 5%
Logistics, 4%