Also called: Supervisors of Firefighting Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers build management of personnel resources, judgment and decision making and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (75%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 75% | $79,920 | −15% | None |
| 2 | Facilities Managers | 74% | $106,660 | +14% | None |
| 3 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 74% | $75,920 | −19% | None |
| 4 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 72% | $76,210 | −19% | None |
| 5 | Transit and Railroad Police | 69% | $90,230 | −4% | None |
| 6 | Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | 69% | $56,870 | −39% | None |
| 7 | Air Traffic Controllers | 68% | $148,080 | +58% | None |
| 8 | Emergency Management Directors | 67% | $93,330 | 0% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Hydroelectric Production Managers | 66% | $126,060Pay for the broader BLS group “Industrial Production Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 66% | $93,790 | 0% | None |
Compared with First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, median $93,530. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
75% skill match · $79,920 · −15% pay
Equipment Selection · Quality Control Analysis · Operations Analysis
74% skill match · $106,660 · +14% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Troubleshooting · Management of Financial Resources
74% skill match · $75,920 · −19% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (75% skill match, median $79,920), Facilities Managers (74% skill match, median $106,660) and Fire Inspectors and Investigators (74% skill match, median $75,920), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 5 pay more than first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers at the median. The biggest increases: Air Traffic Controllers (+58%, $148,080), Commercial Pilots (+32%, $123,220) and Administrative Services Managers (+22%, $114,130).
22 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.