Firefighters Career

Vocational Programs for Firefighters Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
315K	$29.03	$60,390

The role of Firefighters is to control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,390 and $29 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Firefighters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 315,460 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Firefighters 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 Firefighters Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Firefighters.

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.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Firefighters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	119	-	-	-	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	263	$3,136	$661	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation	11	-	-	-	-
Fire Protection (other)	5	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Firefighters

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

119

Fire Science/Fire-fighting

263

$3,136

$661

461 Hours

5.00 Months

Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

Fire Protection (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Firefighters

The following 334 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Firefighters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.