Modeled career paths · Firefighting

Where does a Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go next?

What employers are asking a Fire Engineer / Driver Operator for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Fire Captain+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
35% of modeled moves out of Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Fire Lieutenant+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
35% of modeled moves out of Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Battalion Chief+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
12% of modeled moves out of Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go here
leadership branch95% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Fire Chief+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Fire Captain. 4% joint modeled share
executive step0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Deputy Fire Chief+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Fire Captain. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Nurse Anesthesia Resident-40% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go here
pivot100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Critical Care Paramedic-7% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go here
pivot83% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.

Where does a Fire Engineer / Driver Operator go next? · Startline