Career Occupational Profile for: Emergency Management Specialists

Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

 
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Overview

$47,410.00 Median Annual Wage 0 Average Job Openings Per Year
3.4 Average Unemployment Percentage 18.2 Percentage That Completed High School
12,000 Employment Numbers in 2006 33.2 Percentage That Had Some College
13,000 Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) 48.7 Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree

Sample Job Titles

911 Communications Manager
Civil Preparedness Officer
Director of Civil Defense
Director of Public Safety
Disaster Recovery Manager
Emergency Management Coordinator
Emergency Management Program Specialist
Emergency Management Specialist
Emergency Management System Director (EMS Director)
Emergency Planner
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Emergency Preparedness Program Specialist
Emergency Responder
Emergency Response Team Leader
Emergency Services Director
Emergency Services Program Coordinator
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Fire Department Lieutenant
Hazard Mitigation Officer
Hospital Emergency Preparedness Administrator
Hostage Negotiator
Hurricane Program Manager
Natural Hazards Coordinator
Nuclear Emergency Planner
Paramedic
Public Safety Director
Relocation Director
Risk Assessment Analyst
Safety Specialist
Training Coordinator

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Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)