Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.
- Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.
- Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
- Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented.
- Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.
- Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water.
- Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start.
- Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection.
- Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.6%
National: +3.4%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$100,660.00
State
$102,920.00
Regional
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 85%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 5%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 5%
- Master's Degree = 5%
Related Work Experience
- None = 35%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 10%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 10%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5%
- Over 10 years = 5%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 30%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 20%
- Up to and including 1 month = 15%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 5%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 40%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 20%
- None or short demonstration = 10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 10%
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.
- Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.
- Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
- Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented.
- Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.
- Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water.
- Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start.
- Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection.
- Develop training materials and conduct training sessions on fire protection.
- Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety.
- Conduct research on fire retardants and the fire safety of materials and devices.
- Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules.
- Direct the purchase, modification, installation, testing, maintenance, and operation of fire prevention and protection systems.
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Collection hoods)
- Calorimeters (Cone calorimeters)
- Gas burners (Counter-flow slot burners CSB)
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Laboratory box furnaces (Flame spread testers)
- Laboratory box furnaces (Flammability testers)
- Laboratory box furnaces (Floor-ceiling furnaces)
- Flow transmitters (Flow tunnels)
- Calorimeters (Furniture calorimeters)
- Temperature transmitters (Heat flux transducers)
- Heat sinks
- Lasers (Helium-neon lasers)
- Laboratory box furnaces (Horizontal furnaces)
- Calorimeters (Intermediate scale calorimeters)
- Loadcells (Load cells)
- Flow transmitters (Mass flow controllers)
- Gas burners (Methane burners)
- Notebook computers
- Visual filters (Optical filters)
- Orifice plate (Orifice-plate flowmeters)
- Oxygen gas analyzers (Oxygen analyzers)
- Calorimeters (Oxygen depletion calorimeters)
- Dissolved oxygen meters (Oxygen meters)
- Photo tubes (Photoelectric cells)
- Gas burners (Propane diffusion flame burners)
- Laboratory heaters (Radiant heaters)
- Calorimeters (Room calorimeters)
- Air samplers or collectors (Sampling probes)
- Fiber sensors (Silica-carbide fiber sensors)
- Photosensitive diodes (Silicon photodiodes)
- Laboratory box furnaces (Smoke density testers)
- Tube furnaces (Steiner tunnel furnaces)
- Thermocouples
- Tube furnaces
- Laboratory box furnaces (Wall panel furnaces)
Technologies Include:
- Administration software
- Network flow modeling software
- Analytical or scientific software
- A Large Outdoor Fire plume Trajectory model Flat Terrain ALOFT-FT software
- Analysis of Smoke Control Systems ASCOS software
- ANSYS software
- Atria smoke management engineering tools ASMET software
- Available Safe Egress Time ASET software
- Berkeley Algorithm for Breaking Window Glass in a Compartment Fire BREAK1 software
- Building Research Establishment BRE Jasmine
- CESARE Risk software
- Zone modeling software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Consolidated compartment fire model CCFM software
- Consolidated fire and smoke transport model CFAST
- Crows Dynamics Simulex
- Data acquisition software
- Detector Actuation Quasi Steady DETACT-QS
- Egress Allsafe
- Egress EVACS
- Egress EXITT
- Elevator evacuation ELVAC software
- Evacuation modeling software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Fire dynamics simulators
- Fire Protection Engineering Tools FPETool software
- Fire Response of Structures Thermal FIRES-T software
- Fire Simulation Technique FIRST software
- FIRECALC fire zone modeling software
- Fluent FloWizard
- Human modeling software
- Interconsult Brann G-JET
- JET
- Large eddy simulation LES software
- Link actuated vents LAVENT software
- Load-bearing analysis software
- Mean time to failure MTTF software
- Simulation of fires in enclosures SOFIE software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computational Dynamics STAR-CD
- Computer aided design CAD software
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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92.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
91.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
85.00 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
80.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
77.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
73.75 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
69.75 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
65.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
62.50 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
58.75 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
57.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
52.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
50.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
68.75 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
68.75 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
65.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
65.50 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
62.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
59.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
72.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
68.75 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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91.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
91.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
83.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
83.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
82.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
82.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
82.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
80.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
80.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.75 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
75.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
73.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
73.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
73.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
72.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
71.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
66.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
62.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
62.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
61.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
61.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
61.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
60.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
58.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
58.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
57.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
56.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
55.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
55.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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93.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
91.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
90.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
90.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
82.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
80.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
76.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
73.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
71.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
66.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
65.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
75.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
96.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
92.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
92.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
86.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
84.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
83.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
83.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
83.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
81.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
81.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
77.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
72.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
70.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
70.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
64.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
61.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
61.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
60.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
60.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
57.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
56.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
55.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
54.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
53.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
53.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $59,090.00 | $100,660.00 | $127,780.00 |
Virginia | $64,060.00 | $102,920.00 | $130,980.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $94,078.11 | $129,402.58 | $144,225.21 |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $58,531.42 | $105,960.93 | $118,627.77 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $69,683.18 | $94,281.65 | $117,057.65 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $80,460.07 | $103,527.88 | $122,755.55 |
Northern Virginia | $93,515.28 | $129,126.35 | $141,398.58 |
Piedmont Workforce | $79,038.45 | $113,135.48 | $125,861.51 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 23,600 | 24,400 | +3.4% |
Virginia | 455 | 494 | +8.6% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
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- Industrial Engineers
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors
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- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
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- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
- Engineers, All Other
- Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Fuel Cell Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
- Industrial Engineers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Bioenvironmental Engineering
- Ordnance
- Safety
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Design Director
- Engineer
- Fire Prevention Research Engineer
- Fire Protection Engineer
- Loss Control Manager
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Related Schools
- Norfolk State University
- Old Dominion University
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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