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Kentucky Fire Fighters: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Fire Fighters in Kentucky

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Fast Facts for Fire Fighters in Kentucky

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Elizabethtown
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Louisville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Louisville

Salaries for Fire Fighters in Kentucky

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Louisville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Fire Fighters in Kentucky are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Fire Fighters in Kentucky

Kaplan University Online
Online

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

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

Kentucky Fire Fighting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshlandAssociate4,675
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexingtonAssociate11,596
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmondDoctorate15,839
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtownAssociate5,506
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeCovingtonAssociate3,130
Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazardAssociate4,457
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisvilleAssociate15,475
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducahAssociate7,090

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Fire Fighters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Kentucky. 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 AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

KENTUCKY

   
Elizabethtown160$31,5302.3
Lexington720$26,9401.6
Louisville1,200$36,3401
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