Vocational Programs for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Career

The role of First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers is to directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $90,740 and $44 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 84,120 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers is $3,136. The average length of the programs is 461 hours and the average completion time is 5.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	6	$19,459	-	-	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	157	$33,275	-	-	-
Fire Services Administration	38	$20,575	-	-	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	346	$3,136	$661	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention	6	$30,242	-	-	-
Fire Protection (other)	7	$27,529	-	-	-

Related Occupations to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Career

The following 19 occupations are related to First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers.

Related Occupations toFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Firefighters	315K	$60,390	$29
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Ship Engineers	8,860	$100,550	$48
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40

Schools offering vocational programs for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

The following 362 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.