California Fire Fighters: Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Fire Fighters in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yuba City, Chico and Redding
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Santa Ana and Fresno
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Sacramento and San Diego

Salaries for Fire Fighters in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, Vallejo and San Jose
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Fire Fighters

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

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Redding230$54,810
San Diego-Carlsbad3100$71,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville470$61,340
Santa Rosa530$64,630
Stockton-Lodi650$66,490
Yuba City150$57,370
Fresno780$69,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura640$94,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara1620$111,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara350$81,560
Visalia-Porterville250$64,840
Modesto290$68,140
Napa220$72,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim9850$97,450
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande490$57,350
El Centro150$39,660
Chico250$60,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward4280$98,680
Vallejo-Fairfield480$103,850
Hanford-Corcoran120$53,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario2960$67,450
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1910$80,470
Salinas770N/A
Bakersfield780N/A
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