Compare A Fire Protection Engineer ↔ B Fire Captain
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1 move · -$41,730 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Fire Captain: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
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Fire Protection Engineer to Fire Captain -$41,730 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.54 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
Side by side
All First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: Texas median $81,710, $41,730 less a year than all Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers ($123,440), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Fire Captain 96%, Fire Protection Engineer 69%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
B +9.6% Texas, 700 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.0 / 5+0.92.8 / 5
- Hazardous equipment+2.10Hazardous equipment: A 1.77, B 3.87
- Hazardous conditions+1.81Hazardous conditions: A 2.04, B 3.85
- Protective gear+1.56Protective gear: A 1.85, B 3.41
- Cramped space+1.36Cramped space: A 1.81, B 3.17
- Outdoors, all weather+1.10Outdoors, all weather: A 2.46, B 3.56
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 96%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).
License
A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.
B Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 31%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 27%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
To build: 6
- Management of Personnel Resources +0.76
- Monitoring +0.63
- Coordination +0.50
- Instructing +0.50
- Service Orientation +0.50
- Social Perceptiveness +0.50
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