Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Salary in the US
A forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earns a national median of $56,870 a year (mean $66,640) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #472 of 825.
How much does a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earn in the US?
A forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in the United States earns a median of $56,870 a year (mean $66,640), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 12% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,780 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-2022), ranked #472 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$56,870
per year
Mean
$66,640
per year
Employment
2,780
US workers
National rank
#472
of 825 by median
What a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists (SOC 33-2022) earns a median annual wage of $56,870 and a mean (average) of $66,640. The median is the midpoint — half of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 12% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists is $56,870, and the mean (average) is $66,640. The median is the midpoint — half of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $56,870, a forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists earns 12% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,780 forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists employed nationally (SOC 33-2022), across all industries.
- Where does this forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 33-2022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 33-2022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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