Illinois Fire Fighters: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Fire Fighters in Illinois

Fast Facts for Fire Fighters in Illinois

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kankakee, Springfield, and Chicago
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington, Champaign, and Rockford
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Rockford, and Springfield

Salaries for Fire Fighters in Illinois

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Rockford, and Champaign. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Fire Fighters in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Fire Fighters in Illinois

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

Programs: Advanced Start BS In Fire Science, Fire Science, Fire�Science
Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

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Concord Law School
Online

Offers legal career training and degree programs. Offered online

Programs: Advanced: Fire Science, Fire Science
Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Bachelor

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Illinois Fire Fighting Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College	Chicago	Associate	8,633
College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn	Associate	25,768
College of Lake County	Grayslake	Associate	16,010
Danville Area Community College	Danville	Associate	2,832
Elgin Community College	Elgin	Associate	9,613
Harper College	Palatine	Associate	15,156
Illinois Central College	East Peoria	Associate	11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community Coll	Fairfield	Associate	2,102
John Wood Community College	Quincy	Associate	2,417
Joliet Junior College	Joliet	Associate	13,149
Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey	Associate	7,875
Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield	Associate	6,655
McHenry County College	Crystal Lake	Associate	5,274
Moraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills	Associate	15,859
Oakton Community College	Des Plaines	Associate	10,805
Parkland College	Champaign	Associate	9,407
Prairie State College	Chicago Heights	Associate	5,507
Richland Community College	Decatur	Associate	3,274
Rock Valley College	Rockford	Associate	7,923
Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville	Associate	13,713
Triton College	River Grove	Associate	15,658
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	Associate	8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Fire Fighters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Fire Fighters

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Fire Fighters relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
ILLINOIS
Kankakee	320	$41,600	5.3
Springfield	350	$35,170	1.9
Chicago	12,090	$55,980	1.7
Rockford	450	$49,980	1.6
Champaign	260	$48,810	1.6
Bloomington	120		1

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