Fireman vs cop

The differences between firemen and cops can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cop has an average salary of $92,365, which is higher than the $47,094 average annual salary of a fireman.

The top three skills for a fireman include emergency calls, safety standards and auxiliary equipment. The most important skills for a cop are situational awareness, control systems, and gccs.

Fireman vs cop overview

	Fireman	Cop
Yearly salary	$47,094	$92,365
Hourly rate	$22.64	$44.41
Growth rate	4%	3%
Number of jobs	47	1,470
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	39	40
Years of experience	-	-

Fireman vs cop salary

Firemen and cops have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fireman	Cop
Average salary	$47,094	$92,365
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $73,000	Between $60,000 And $141,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fireman and cop education

There are a few differences between a fireman and a cop in terms of educational background:

	Fireman	Cop
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fireman vs cop demographics

Here are the differences between firemen' and cops' demographics:

	Fireman	Cop
Average age	39	40
Gender ratio	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 1.8% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 3.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	7%

Differences between fireman and cop duties and responsibilities

Fireman example responsibilities.

Implement logistics support and material plan to manage advance shipment of hazardous goods to area of responsibility.
Educate fire department personnel regarding firefighting, paramedic procedures, hazardous materials and fire prevention.
Train in CPR, ship firefighting duties, and protection from biological and chemical attack.
Train in cpr and rescue techniques.
Maintain any electrical, plumbing, and hardware.
Perform all the plumbing tasks and some HVAC jobs as well.

Cop example responsibilities.

Complete VMWARE infrastructure course lead by certify VMWARE trainer, which cover all aspects of VMWARE installation and support.
Work with AIS systems administrators to maintain and upgrade Unix base servers and GCCS applications.
Assist POs to develop plans and tools relate to business and marketing opportunities.
Deploy to multiple MSCs worldwide to install and to train new users on the proper use of C2PC.
Configure servers base video matrix switches base on engineer specifications.
Provide build system support for release engineering teams which entail automated installations of Java build engines and Linux server system management.

Fireman vs cop skills

Common fireman skills

Emergency Calls, 14%
Safety Standards, 14%
Auxiliary Equipment, 5%
CPR, 5%
Diesel Engines, 4%
HVAC, 3%

Common cop skills

Situational Awareness, 32%
Control Systems, 29%
Gccs, 19%
Climate, 8%
Windows, 7%
Law Enforcement, 6%