Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

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.

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.
Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules.
Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented.
Direct the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.
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.

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Projections Quick View:

Virginia: + 7.7%

National: +13.0%

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Zone:

Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Income Range:

Highest ($50,000 and up)

Average Earnings:

National

$78,210.00

State

$81,170.00

Regional

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Description

Career Cluster:

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Education

Required Level of Education

Bachelor's Degree = 96.43%
Master's Degree = 3.57%

Related Work Experience

Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 28.57%
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 25.00%
None = 25.00%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.71%
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 7.14%
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.57%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

None = 28.57%
Up to and including 1 month = 21.43%
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 17.86%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.86%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.71%
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.57%

On-the-Job Training

Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28.57%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.29%
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 14.29%
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.71%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.71%
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.14%
None or short demonstration = 7.14%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.57%
Over 10 years = 3.57%

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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.
Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules.
Determine causes of fires and ways in which they could have been prevented.
Direct the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.
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.

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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
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
Zone modeling 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
89.25	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.
82.25	Design	Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
77.75	Mathematics	Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
76.00	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.
73.25	English Language	Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
69.75	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.
67.75	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.
59.75	Mechanical	Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
59.75	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.
58.00	Law and Government	Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
56.25	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.
52.75	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.
52.75	Computers and Electronics	Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
50.00	Education and Training	Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Skills

%	Subject	Description
78.00	Reading Comprehension	Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
78.00	Critical Thinking	Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
75.00	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	Speaking	Talking to others to convey information effectively.
72.00	Science	Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
65.50	Systems Analysis	Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
65.50	Judgment and Decision Making	Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
65.50	Operations Analysis	Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
65.50	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.
62.50	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.
62.50	Writing	Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
59.50	Coordination	Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
59.50	Time Management	Managing one's own time and the time of others.
56.25	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
53.00	Mathematics	Using mathematics to solve problems.
53.00	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.
53.00	Learning Strategies	Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
50.00	Monitoring	Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
50.00	Service Orientation	Actively looking for ways to help people.
50.00	Instructing	Teaching others how to do something.

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Abilities

%	Subject	Description
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 there is a problem.
75.00	Inductive Reasoning	The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75.00	Deductive Reasoning	The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75.00	Oral Expression	The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72.00	Speech Clarity	The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72.00	Oral Comprehension	The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
68.75	Written Comprehension	The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
68.75	Speech Recognition	The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
68.75	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).
65.75	Written Expression	The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
65.75	Visualization	The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
65.75	Near Vision	The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
62.50	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.
62.50	Far Vision	The ability to see details at a distance.
62.50	Category Flexibility	The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
59.50	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	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.
56.25	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).
56.25	Selective Attention	The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53.25	Speed of Closure	The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
50.00	Visual Color Discrimination	The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
50.00	Mathematical Reasoning	The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

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Work Activities

%	Subject	Description
87.50	Getting Information	Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
87.50	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.
82.25	Making Decisions and Solving Problems	Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79.75	Interacting With Computers	Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
79.50	Communicating with Persons Outside 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.
79.50	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76.75	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
75.00	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
74.00	Analyzing Data or Information	Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
73.25	Processing Information	Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
72.25	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
68.75	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.
68.75	Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
68.75	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material	Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67.75	Thinking Creatively	Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
66.00	Scheduling Work and Activities	Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
66.00	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
64.25	Provide Consultation and Advice to Others	Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
60.75	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.
58.00	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
58.00	Documenting/Recording Information	Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
57.25	Developing and Building Teams	Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
55.25	Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
55.25	Developing Objectives and Strategies	Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
55.25	Monitoring and Controlling Resources	Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
54.50	Training and Teaching Others	Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
51.00	Performing Administrative Activities	Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
51.00	Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
51.00	Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
50.00	Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People	Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

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Work Styles

%	Subject	Description
86.50	Integrity	Job requires being honest and ethical.
84.75	Attention to Detail	Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
83.00	Analytical Thinking	Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
82.25	Dependability	Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
76.75	Initiative	Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
68.75	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.
68.75	Stress Tolerance	Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
68.75	Persistence	Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
68.75	Achievement/Effort	Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
67.75	Adaptability/Flexibility	Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
67.75	Cooperation	Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
62.50	Innovation	Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
61.50	Self Control	Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
60.75	Leadership	Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
50.00	Social Orientation	Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

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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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Work Context

%	Subject	Description
99.20	Telephone	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
98.60	Electronic Mail	How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
93.60	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
89.20	Letters and Memos	How often does the job require written letters and memos?
87.40	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
84.20	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?
82.80	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
82.80	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
80.80	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80.00	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
80.00	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?
77.20	Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?
74.80	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results	How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company?
72.20	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
70.00	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?
68.60	Level of Competition	To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
65.20	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
63.00	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
60.80	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
60.00	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
58.60	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
57.80	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?
56.20	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
55.00	In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment	How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
54.20	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?
53.60	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
53.40	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People	How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
52.20	Outdoors, Exposed to Weather	How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

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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 accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.
Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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Earnings Benefits

Region	Entry Level	Average	Experienced
United States	$44,860.00	$78,540.00	$116,610.00
Virginia	$48,790.00	$81,170.00	$118,480.00

Region	Entry Level	Average	Experienced
Bay Consortium	No Data	No Data	No Data
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	$48,345.81	$78,331.73	$103,775.35
Central VA/Region2000	$43,861.31	$68,694.41	$107,683.82
Crater Area	$49,327.49	$76,434.29	$133,410.38
Greater Peninsula	$42,097.73	$67,548.44	$91,522.58
Hampton Roads	$35,958.16	$59,730.48	$103,025.90
New River/Mt. Rogers	$43,663.55	$68,806.98	$93,588.37
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	$53,756.22	$91,913.02	$136,452.78
Piedmont Workforce	$57,334.08	$78,379.40	$99,130.61
Shenandoah Valley	$56,700.25	$81,736.18	$117,232.91
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	$46,776.94	$74,855.28	$100,021.02

The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Employment Projections

National	2010	2020	% Change
United States	23,700	26,800	+ 13.0%

State	2008	2018	% Change
Virginia	651	701	+ 7.7%

Region	2008	2018	% Change
Bay Consortium	0	0	+ 0.0%
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	143	147	+ 2.8%
Central VA/Region2000	0	0	+ 0.0%
Crater Area	0	0	+ 0.0%
Greater Peninsula	50	51	+ 2.0%
Hampton Roads	94	107	+ 13.8%
New River/Mt. Rogers	20	22	+ 10.0%
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	183	204	+ 11.5%
Piedmont Workforce	14	15	+ 7.1%
Shenandoah Valley	45	47	+ 4.4%
South Central	0	0	+ 0.0%
Southwestern Virginia	0	0	+ 0.0%
West Piedmont	0	0	+ 0.0%
Western Virginia	26	26	+ 0.0%

The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Workforce Connection.

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Military Training

The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:

Bioenvironmental Engineering
Ordnance
Safety

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

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.

Proficiency	Rating
Getting Information	4.5
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.5
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.5
Interacting With Computers	4.0
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization	4.0
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.0
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.0
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0
Analyzing Data or Information	4.0
Processing Information	4.0
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.0
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment	4.0
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.0
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material	4.0
Thinking Creatively	3.5
Scheduling Work and Activities	3.5
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.5
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others	3.5
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information	3.5
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	3.5
Documenting/Recording Information	3.5
Developing and Building Teams	3.5
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	3.0
Developing Objectives and Strategies	3.0
Monitoring and Controlling Resources	3.0
Training and Teaching Others	3.0
Performing Administrative Activities	3.0
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	3.0
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	3.0
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People	3.0
Coaching and Developing Others	3.0
Selling or Influencing Others	3.0
Staffing Organizational Units	2.5
Performing General Physical Activities	2.0
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	2.0
Assisting and Caring for Others	2.0
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment	1.5
Handling and Moving Objects	1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment	1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment	1.5
Controlling Machines and Processes	1.5

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Titles

Design Director
Engineer
Fire Prevention Research Engineer
Fire Protection Engineer
Loss Control Manager

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Related Schools

Old Dominion University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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