Job outlook for fire officers in the United States

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

• The projected fire officer job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.

• About 1,000 new jobs for fire officers are projected over the next decade.

• Fire officer salaries have increased 6% for fire officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 4,751 fire officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 58,896 active fire officer job openings in the US.

• The average fire officer salary is $52,547.

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

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