Oil fire specialist vs rescue worker

The differences between oil fire specialists and rescue workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an oil fire specialist has an average salary of $58,667, which is higher than the $25,681 average annual salary of a rescue worker.

The top three skills for an oil fire specialist include hand tools, customer vehicles and oil changes. The most important skills for a rescue worker are CPR, , and .

Oil fire specialist vs rescue worker overview

	Oil Fire Specialist	Rescue Worker
Yearly salary	$58,667	$25,681
Hourly rate	$28.21	$12.35
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	5,716	22,999
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	39	26
Years of experience	-	-

Oil fire specialist vs rescue worker salary

Oil fire specialists and rescue workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Oil Fire Specialist	Rescue Worker
Average salary	$58,667	$25,681
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $91,000	Between $15,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between oil fire specialist and rescue worker education

There are a few differences between an oil fire specialist and a rescue worker in terms of educational background:

	Oil Fire Specialist	Rescue Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Oil fire specialist vs rescue worker demographics

Here are the differences between oil fire specialists' and rescue workers' demographics:

	Oil Fire Specialist	Rescue Worker
Average age	39	26
Gender ratio	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 1.9% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 3.8% White, 74.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	7%

Differences between oil fire specialist and rescue worker duties and responsibilities

Oil fire specialist 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.
Lead infantry teams in combat operations, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to superiors.

Rescue worker example responsibilities.

Create and manage Facebook pages and advertising for both rescues.
Obtain USAR technician level certifications and pump operator certifications.Skills UsedSupervisory skills, prehospital skills, FTO and preceptor skills.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.

Oil fire specialist vs rescue worker skills

Common oil fire specialist skills

Hand Tools, 51%
Customer Vehicles, 31%
Oil Changes, 12%
Oil Tanks, 6%

Common rescue worker skills

CPR, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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