Texas Fire Fighters: Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Fire Fighters in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Wichita Falls, Sherman and Texarkana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: McAllen, Houston and Fort Worth
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio

Salaries for Fire Fighters in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Dallas, San Antonio and Wichita Falls
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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
Corpus Christi610$53,890
Laredo340$52,560
Tyler320$49,840
Waco240$68,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur420$56,270
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land5950$53,010
El Paso770$47,650
College Station-Bryan240$52,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington7950$60,560
Brownsville-Harlingen360$44,340
San Antonio-New Braunfels1590$50,330
Amarillo340$63,720
Austin-Round Rock2360$62,750
Wichita Falls130$45,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission390$33,840
Killeen-Temple530$45,670
Longview210$62,900
Sherman-Denison90$46,080
Lubbock320$48,280
Victoria60$58,940
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