Fast Facts: Emergency Management
- Projected job growth (2002-2012): 28 percent
- Number of emergency management specialists in the U.S. (2006): 25,000
- Earnings for county emergency management specialists: $60,000-$70,000 (more in disaster-prone areas)
- Top employers:
- Governments
- Hospitals
- Power suppliers
- Relief agencies
Sources:
NY Times, "Ready for Anything (That's Their Job)"
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Careers in Homeland Security"
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Management, Business, and Financial Occupations"
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