State Map for Firefighters

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAbove average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutBelow average opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaAverage opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamAbove average opportunities
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoAverage opportunities
IllinoisAbove average opportunities
IndianaAbove average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaAbove average opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsAbove average opportunities
MichiganBelow average opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaBelow average opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoAverage opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaAbove average opportunities
North DakotaAverage opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAbove average opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandAbove average opportunities
South CarolinaAbove average opportunities
South DakotaBelow average opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontBelow average opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WisconsinAbove average opportunities
WyomingAverage opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for firefighters are likely in the future.