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Overview for Emergency Management Directors

SOC Code: 11-9161
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  • Career Cluster

    Government & Public Administration

  • Career Pathway

    • Public Management and Administration

Occupation Description

Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$75,640 - Annual Median Wage$75K$100K
  • 10th Percentile $51530
  • 25th Percentile $61630
  • Median $75640
  • 75th Percentile $91460
  • 90th Percentile $103910

Best Job Matches With Shared Skills

Occupation Average Wage Typical Entry Level Education Current Openings
Occupation
Emergency Management Directors
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100%
Average Wage
$77,840/year
$37.42/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Bachelor's degree
Current Openings
25
Occupation
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
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77%
Average Wage
$97,160/year
$46.71/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
18
Occupation
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
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76%
Average Wage
$110,000/year
Unavailable/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Master's degree
Current Openings
114
Occupation
Chief Executives
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74%
Average Wage
$260,260/year
$125.13/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Bachelor's degree
Current Openings
155
Occupation
Managers, All Other
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74%
Average Wage
$120,150/year
$57.77/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
500+

Current Openings by County

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61-80% 
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Fewest Open Jobs Most Open Jobs
Adams county has 0 open job(s) Ashland county has 0 open job(s) Barron county has 0 open job(s) Bayfield county has 0 open job(s) Brown county has 2 open job(s) Buffalo county has 0 open job(s) Burnett county has 0 open job(s) Calumet county has 0 open job(s) Chippewa county has 0 open job(s) Clark county has 0 open job(s) Columbia county has 1 open job(s) Crawford county has 0 open job(s) Dane county has 4 open job(s) Dodge county has 0 open job(s) Door county has 0 open job(s) Douglas county has 0 open job(s) Dunn county has 0 open job(s) Eau Claire county has 0 open job(s) Florence county has 0 open job(s) Fond du Lac county has 0 open job(s) Forest county has 0 open job(s) Grant county has 0 open job(s) Green county has 0 open job(s) Green Lake county has 0 open job(s) Iowa county has 0 open job(s) Iron county has 0 open job(s) Jackson county has 0 open job(s) Jefferson county has 0 open job(s) Juneau county has 0 open job(s) Kenosha county has 2 open job(s) Kewaunee county has 0 open job(s) La Crosse county has 1 open job(s) Lafayette county has 0 open job(s) Langlade county has 0 open job(s) Lincoln county has 0 open job(s) Manitowoc county has 0 open job(s) Marathon county has 0 open job(s) Marinette county has 0 open job(s) Marquette county has 0 open job(s) Menominee county has 0 open job(s) Milwaukee county has 2 open job(s) Monroe county has 0 open job(s) Oconto county has 0 open job(s) Oneida county has 0 open job(s) Outagamie county has 0 open job(s) Ozaukee county has 1 open job(s) Pepin county has 0 open job(s) Pierce county has 0 open job(s) Polk county has 0 open job(s) Portage county has 0 open job(s) Price county has 0 open job(s) Racine county has 2 open job(s) Richland county has 0 open job(s) Rock county has 0 open job(s) Rusk county has 0 open job(s) Sauk county has 0 open job(s) Sawyer county has 0 open job(s) Shawano county has 0 open job(s) Sheboygan county has 0 open job(s) St. Croix county has 0 open job(s) Taylor county has 0 open job(s) Trempealeau county has 0 open job(s) Vernon county has 0 open job(s) Vilas county has 0 open job(s) Washburn county has 0 open job(s) Walworth county has 0 open job(s) Washington county has 0 open job(s) Waukesha county has 1 open job(s) Waupaca county has 0 open job(s) Waushara county has 0 open job(s) Winnebago county has 0 open job(s) Wood county has 0 open job(s)

Number of Jobs

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Number of JobsBase-Year 2022Projected-Year 2032050100150200Highcharts.com
Average Annual
  • Job Growth .28%
  • Job Openings 13

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Common Job Titles

  • Emergency Planner
  • Emergency Management System Director (EMS Director)
  • Emergency Planning and Response Manager
  • Homeland Security Program Specialist
  • Relocation Director

Typical Tasks

  • Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation.
  • Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
  • Prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies, such as hurricanes, nuclear accidents, and terrorist attacks, and in recovery from these events.
  • Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  • Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
  • Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
  • Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
  • Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies.
  • Consult with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.
  • Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.