Firefighter

Duties and Responsibilities: Duties of a firefighter is to protect the community in any situations such as floods, earthquakes, chemical spills, etc. They are on duty 24 hours and they must respond immediately in an emergency. They also need to be prepared with equipment ready to go when called in for an emergency.

Salary: $49,330 annually

Education: To become a firefighter you are required to have a high school diploma. Associate and Bachelor degrees in fire science are available at colleges or 4 year universities. There are also programs that help you with learning basics like how many of the fir equipment is used. These programs take about 4 years to complete and it involves practical training in the field.

Demand for this profession: The employment for firefighters was projected to grow slower than most of the other occupations. The growth rate was 7% from 2012 to 2022.

 

Reflection: I would like to become one, just that I wouldn't like to be working 24 hours everyday. It does seem like an interesting medical career because you get to use all these different equipment and learn different things while working with others.