Fire captain vs fire supervisor

The differences between fire captains and fire supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a fire captain and a fire supervisor. Additionally, a fire captain has an average salary of $66,742, which is higher than the $54,109 average annual salary of a fire supervisor.

The top three skills for a fire captain include emergency response, EMT and fire suppression. The most important skills for a fire supervisor are fire protection, fire safety, and emergency situations.

Fire captain vs fire supervisor overview

	Fire Captain	Fire Supervisor
Yearly salary	$66,742	$54,109
Hourly rate	$32.09	$26.01
Growth rate	4%	6%
Number of jobs	5,885	4,243
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	8	8

Fire captain vs fire supervisor salary

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

	Fire Captain	Fire Supervisor
Average salary	$66,742	$54,109
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $34,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fire captain and fire supervisor education

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

	Fire Captain	Fire Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Fire Science And Protection	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Fire captain vs fire supervisor demographics

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

	Fire Captain	Fire Supervisor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
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, 5.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 2.3% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fire captain and fire supervisor 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.

Fire supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead infantry teams in combat operations, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to superiors.
Lead infantry teams in combat operations, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to superiors.
Coordinate and synchronize intelligence gathering assets with artillery, mortar, and aviation systems in support of complex tactical operations.

Fire captain vs fire supervisor skills

Common fire captain skills

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

Common fire supervisor skills

Fire Protection, 37%
Fire Safety, 24%
Emergency Situations, 12%
Fire Prevention, 10%
Fire Hazards, 4%
EMS, 3%