- Based on 345 Jobtrees users who were a Firefighter in their career, on average, they have 2.31 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 9.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $52K per year before moving on.
- 12% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Firefighter are Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic and Fire Investigator. Emergency Medical Technician, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Emergency Medical Technician isn't from the Firefighter job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Firefighter shown by Paramedic also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Volunteer Firefighter and Captain as they commonly lead to Firefighter as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Firefighter are Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician and Fire Investigator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Paramedic is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Firefighter that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Firefighter career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Firefighter so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Paramedic isn't from the same job family as Firefighter, Firefighter, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Emergency Medical Technician also being a common career path to Firefighter.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Firefighter,you should also consider Fire Engineer as they commonly lead to Firefighter as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Firefighter are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, Associate Degree, and Associate Degree In Fire Science. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Paramedic being on the path to and from Firefighter. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Firefighter is part of the Firefighter job family which has a limited number of unique role types (10) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Firefighter are Fire Fighter/emt, Firefighter Certificate, Firefighter/paramedic, Fireman, Forest Fire Fighter, Reserve Firefighter, Wildland Fire Fighter.