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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.
What a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialist does
Become a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good forest fire inspectors and prevention specialist
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Teaching people how to do something.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Half of workers earn between $36 and $43 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $10,700 and $61,800 per year.
- 27% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Forest Fire Inspectors And Prevention Specialist job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 21% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 24% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.