Job outlook for fire equipment operators in the United States

Fire equipment operator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected fire equipment operator job growth rate is 4% from 2018-2028.

• About 13,900 new jobs for fire equipment operators are projected over the next decade.

• Fire equipment operator salaries have increased 9% for fire equipment operators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 5,598 fire equipment operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 43,350 active fire equipment operator job openings in the US.

• The average fire equipment operator salary is $37,052.

Compare the number of fire equipment operator jobs and the average fire equipment operator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of fire equipment operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where fire equipment operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.