Fire captain vs lieutenant

The differences between fire captains and lieutenants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fire captain has an average salary of $66,742, which is higher than the $47,781 average annual salary of a lieutenant.

The top three skills for a fire captain include emergency response, EMT and fire suppression. The most important skills for a lieutenant are public safety, patrol, and direct supervision.

Fire captain vs lieutenant overview

	Fire Captain	Lieutenant
Yearly salary	$66,742	$47,781
Hourly rate	$32.09	$22.97
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	5,885	79,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	49	46
Years of experience	8	-

Fire captain vs lieutenant salary

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

	Fire Captain	Lieutenant
Average salary	$66,742	$47,781
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $41,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Denver, CO
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between fire captain and lieutenant education

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

	Fire Captain	Lieutenant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Fire Science And Protection	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Northwestern University	Pennsylvania State University

Fire captain vs lieutenant demographics

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

	Fire Captain	Lieutenant
Average age	49	46
Gender ratio	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between fire captain and lieutenant 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.

Lieutenant example responsibilities.

Manage a robust fire training program meeting NFPA, DoD, AFOSH, and German fire credentials.
Manage respiratory and cardiac emergencies to include performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Facilitate the planning, delegation of duties, and conduct all training events for ROTC personnel.
Coordinate the logistics throughout fully simulate combat operations in preparation to deploy to Afghanistan.
prepare paperwork to send to ems biller.
Mentore underclassmen in ROTC policies and procedures.

Fire captain vs lieutenant skills

Common fire captain skills

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

Common lieutenant skills

Public Safety, 11%
Patrol, 10%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Security Procedures, 7%
Incident Command, 7%
Criminal Justice, 6%