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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$56,870
United States, 2025
Employment
2,780
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.
- O*NET code
- 33-2022.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
- Conduct wildland firefighting training.
- Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
- Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.
- Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.
- Extinguish smaller fires with portable extinguishers, shovels, and axes.
- Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.
- Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,420
25th percentile
$43,760
75th percentile
$81,500
90th percentile
$105,460
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Speaking3.8
- Coordination3.8
- Active Listening3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.5
- Monitoring3.4
- Instructing3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Writing3.1
- Learning Strategies3.1
- Time Management3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Listening | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | $107,320 | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $105,460 | 130 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | $102,480 | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | $97,370 | 480 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $96,380 | 40 | 2025 |
| UT | $90,020 | 50 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $90,020 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $80,100 | 60 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $77,420 | — | 2025 |
| LA | $75,480 | 90 | 2025 |
| OR | $73,530 | 140 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | $72,850 | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | $68,310 | 60 | 2025 |
| OK | $61,700 | 310 | 2025 |
| AZ | $58,570 | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $58,240 | 100 | 2025 |
| NJ | $57,380 | 140 | 2025 |
| FL | $51,690 | 100 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $51,260 | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | $50,170 | 210 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.