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The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.
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Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Fire Fighters relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.
| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2006) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Florence | 180 | $28,160 | 2.7 |
| Birmingham | 1,230 | $38,350 | 1.6 |
| Anniston | 90 | $33,230 | 1.5 |
ALASKA | |||
| Fairbanks | 1,070 | $29,080 | 25.6 |
| Anchorage | 910 | $33,620 | 3.9 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Flagstaff | 170 | $32,680 | 2.5 |
| Yuma | 150 | $32,450 | 2 |
| Phoenix | 2,830 | $40,330 | 1 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Hot Springs | 100 | 2.2 | |
| Fayetteville | 420 | $31,440 | 1.6 |
| Little Rock | 740 | $33,960 | 1.5 |
| Fort Smith | 250 | $30,230 | 1.5 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| San Luis Obispo | 470 | $51,670 | 3.1 |
| Santa Rosa | 630 | $41,180 | 2.2 |
| Salinas | 500 | $53,370 | 2.2 |
| Sacramento | 3,050 | $42,750 | 2.2 |
| Napa | 150 | $49,320 | 1.7 |
| Redding | 140 | $31,600 | 1.5 |
| Santa Cruz | 150 | $43,120 | 1.3 |
| Stockton | 370 | $51,970 | 1.2 |
| San Diego | 2,400 | $46,940 | 1.2 |
| Vallejo | 220 | $59,370 | 1.2 |
| Riverside | 2,090 | $45,400 | 1 |
| Oakland | 1,440 | $80,700 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles | 5,470 | $72,440 | 0.9 |
| Oxnard | 380 | $47,820 | 0.8 |
| Fresno | 390 | $44,460 | 0.8 |
| Visalia | 130 | $48,090 | 0.7 |
| Bakersfield | 260 | $41,260 | 0.7 |
| San Jose | 900 | $72,030 | 0.6 |
| Santa Ana | 1,450 | $55,190 | 0.6 |
COLORADO | |||
| Denver | 2,210 | $55,340 | 1.2 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Norwich | 210 | $41,510 | 1.2 |
| New Haven | 430 | $46,200 | 1 |
| Bridgeport | 690 | $51,840 | 1 |
| Hartford | 800 | $52,970 | 0.9 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 3,850 | $54,100 | 1.1 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Palm Bay | 900 | $38,400 | 3 |
| Deltona | 620 | $36,080 | 2.6 |
| Cape Coral | 790 | $44,220 | 2.4 |
| Gainesville | 390 | $29,710 | 2.4 |
| Naples | 410 | $48,960 | 2.3 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 250 | $32,890 | 2.3 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 2,450 | $51,440 | 2.1 |
| West Palm Beach | 1,740 | $50,910 | 2.1 |
| Sarasota | 890 | $36,130 | 2 |
| Panama City | 180 | $27,980 | 1.9 |
| Pensacola | 430 | $29,430 | 1.9 |
| Orlando | 2,700 | $35,420 | 1.7 |
| Lakeland | 430 | $31,460 | 1.4 |
| Tampa | 1,840 | $38,950 | 1 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Albany | 230 | $27,680 | 2.8 |
| Augusta | 390 | $32,560 | 1.3 |
| Atlanta | 3,880 | $38,540 | 1.1 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 1,150 | $43,760 | 1.8 |
IDAHO | |||
| Lewiston | 90 | $38,410 | 3.3 |
| Boise | 330 | $44,850 | 0.9 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Kankakee | 410 | $28,800 | 7.9 |
| Springfield | 390 | $31,000 | 2.6 |
| Chicago | 11,460 | $48,060 | 1.9 |
| Waukegan | 750 | $41,420 | 1.4 |
INDIANA | |||
| Terre Haute | 200 | $36,600 | 2.2 |
| Bloomington | 190 | $31,680 | 2.1 |
| Indianapolis | 2,340 | $43,440 | 1.7 |
| Gary | 660 | $33,600 | 1.6 |
IOWA | |||
| Davenport | 310 | $27,330 | 1.1 |
| Des Moines | 480 | $31,010 | 1 |
KANSAS | |||
| Topeka | 690 | $35,350 | 4.5 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Elizabethtown | 120 | $28,610 | 2.3 |
| Louisville | 1,790 | $32,800 | 2 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Monroe | 330 | 3.2 | |
| Lake Charles | 250 | 2.2 | |
| New Orleans | 970 | $28,390 | 1.4 |
| Baton Rouge | 740 | $23,920 | 1.4 |
MAINE | |||
| Portland | 710 | $33,200 | 2.4 |
| Bangor | 190 | $32,350 | 2.2 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Barnstable | 750 | $40,640 | 5.1 |
| New Bedford | 430 | $37,920 | 4.9 |
| Springfield | 1,750 | $35,750 | 3.9 |
| Leominster | 230 | $42,720 | 3.4 |
| Worcester | 1,160 | $36,100 | 3.1 |
| Lynn | 390 | $45,200 | 3 |
| Haverhill | 270 | $42,670 | 2.5 |
| Lowell | 430 | $50,840 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 5,660 | $53,040 | 2.2 |
| Framingham | 420 | $45,000 | 1.9 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Muskegon | 140 | $32,030 | 1.8 |
| Saginaw | 200 | $36,760 | 1.7 |
| Detroit | 1,600 | $49,090 | 1.5 |
| Ann Arbor | 330 | $44,800 | 1.3 |
| Lansing | 300 | $40,940 | 1.1 |
| Niles | 80 | $38,700 | 1 |
| Warren | 1,800 | $41,370 | 1 |
| Grand Rapids | 400 | $38,110 | 0.7 |
| Flint | 130 | $36,070 | 0.7 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Duluth | 610 | $33,000 | 3.3 |
| St. Cloud | 140 | 1 | |
| Minneapolis | 2,880 | $35,310 | 1 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Gulfport | 520 | $32,910 | 3.9 |
| Jackson | 370 | $32,130 | 1 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Kansas City | 2,880 | $44,430 | 1.9 |
| St. Louis | 3,230 | $46,480 | 1.6 |
MONTANA | |||
| Great Falls | 70 | $39,620 | 1.8 |
| Billings | 80 | $39,800 | 0.7 |
NEVADA | |||
| Las Vegas | 970 | $49,540 | 0.7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Rochester | 160 | $38,710 | 2.4 |
| Portsmouth | 130 | $43,020 | 1.8 |
| Nashua | 290 | $46,740 | 1.5 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Atlantic City | 560 | 2.8 | |
| Trenton | 660 | $51,510 | 1.9 |
| Newark | 1,230 | $63,000 | 0.8 |
| Edison | 1,210 | $48,100 | 0.8 |
| Camden | 570 | $55,330 | 0.7 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Las Cruces | 80 | $31,970 | 1 |
NEW YORK | |||
| Albany | 410 | $45,200 | 0.6 |
| Poughkeepsie | 130 | $44,480 | 0.4 |
| Nassau | 130 | $55,610 | 0.1 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Jacksonville | 190 | $33,710 | 3.9 |
| Burlington | 200 | $32,160 | 2.8 |
| Asheville | 520 | $28,710 | 2.1 |
| Fayetteville | 330 | $31,790 | 2 |
| Durham | 600 | $33,210 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte | 1,740 | $38,650 | 1.4 |
| Hickory | 340 | $30,130 | 1.4 |
| Greensboro | 650 | $29,720 | 1.2 |
| Raleigh | 640 | $37,080 | 0.9 |
OHIO | |||
| Cleveland | 5,870 | $41,760 | 3.5 |
| Columbus | 4,550 | $38,680 | 3.3 |
| Youngstown | 810 | $28,460 | 2.3 |
| Akron | 1,030 | $34,910 | 2 |
| Canton | 520 | $30,760 | 2 |
| Toledo | 730 | 1.5 | |
| Cincinnati | 2,380 | $37,760 | 1.5 |
| Dayton | 890 | $33,290 | 1.4 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Tulsa | 1,090 | $40,050 | 1.7 |
OREGON | |||
| Portland | 1,550 | $52,960 | 1 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Allentown | 350 | $38,970 | 0.7 |
| Scranton | 210 | $38,930 | 0.5 |
| York | 140 | $43,030 | 0.5 |
| Harrisburg | 100 | $33,580 | 0.2 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Charleston | 810 | $28,110 | 1.9 |
| Spartanburg | 210 | $28,160 | 1.3 |
| Greenville | 540 | $33,820 | 1.2 |
| Florence | 120 | $21,660 | 1 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Johnson City | 230 | $33,080 | 2.4 |
| Clarksville | 200 | $36,240 | 2 |
| Chattanooga | 590 | $32,470 | 1.7 |
| Memphis | 1,590 | $40,110 | 1.7 |
| Knoxville | 460 | $32,360 | 0.9 |
| Kingsport | 150 | $27,810 | 0.9 |
| Nashville | 1,030 | $41,930 | 0.9 |
TEXAS | |||
| Austin | 3,050 | $40,910 | 2.8 |
| Beaumont | 430 | $44,450 | 1.9 |
| Fort Worth | 2,030 | $43,180 | 1.6 |
| Dallas | 4,930 | $50,720 | 1.6 |
| McAllen | 260 | $33,460 | 0.8 |
UTAH | |||
| St. George | 110 | $28,300 | 1.8 |
| Ogden | 380 | $30,780 | 1.5 |
| Salt Lake City | 1,080 | $38,310 | 1.2 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Virginia Beach | 2,610 | $39,770 | 2.2 |
| Roanoke | 510 | $36,210 | 2.2 |
| Richmond | 1,370 | $43,200 | 1.5 |
| Charlottesville | 130 | $34,240 | 1.1 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Kennewick | 310 | $47,840 | 2.6 |
| Tacoma | 950 | $57,360 | 2.4 |
| Olympia | 190 | $53,210 | 1.5 |
| Bremerton | 150 | $49,110 | 1.3 |
| Seattle | 2,430 | $59,780 | 1.2 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Parkersburg | 160 | $38,000 | 1.6 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Janesville | 280 | $32,510 | 3 |
| Green Bay | 570 | $32,060 | 2.3 |
| Milwaukee | 2,900 | $35,600 | 2.2 |
| Sheboygan | 160 | $32,650 | 2.2 |
| Wausau | 190 | $31,110 | 2 |
| Eau Claire | 190 | $33,810 | 1.8 |
WYOMING | |||
| Cheyenne | 80 | $32,780 | 1.5 |
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