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Massachusetts Fire Fighters: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Fire Fighters in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Fire Fighters in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Barnstable, New Bedford, and Taunton
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Brockton, Framingham, and Boston
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Worcester

Salaries for Fire Fighters in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Boston, Lowell, and Brockton. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Fire Fighters in Massachusetts are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Fire Fighters in Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts Fire Fighting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonMasters1,244
Berkshire Community CollegePittsfieldAssociate2,267
Bristol Community CollegeFall RiverAssociate7,388
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest BarnstableAssociate4,299
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfieldAssociate2,236
Massasoit Community CollegeBrocktonAssociate7,064
Middlesex Community College BedfordBedfordAssociate8,124
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
North Shore Community CollegeDanversAssociate7,107
Quincy CollegeQuincyAssociate3,932
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,074

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Fire Fighters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. 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

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Barnstable720$46,3204.1
New Bedford390$42,3003.6
Taunton260$37,8503.4
Leominster280$45,0103.4
Haverhill340$43,3202.6
Worcester1,070$43,5602.3
Lawrence210$43,2402.2
Springfield1,200$46,9202.2
Lowell420$54,4602
Boston5,850$55,3401.8
Framingham450$46,4401.5
Brockton190$53,9401.2
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