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Emergency Management Directors

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$86,130	1000	4.0%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$86,130

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

1000

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

4.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
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.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
Maintain operational records.
Coordinate special events or programs.
Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Develop training materials.
Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
Communicate with government agencies.
Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
Evaluate program effectiveness.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Present information to the public.
Teach safety standards or environmental compliance methods.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Conduct opinion surveys or needs assessments.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
Prepare operational progress or status reports.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.

Work Values

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.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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.
Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
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.
Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies.
Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation.
Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy.
Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations.
Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.
Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.
Propose alteration of emergency response procedures, based on regulatory changes, technological changes, or knowledge gained from outcomes of previous emergency situations.
Develop instructional materials for the public and make presentations to citizens' groups to provide information on emergency plans and their implementation processes.
Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.
Provide communities with assistance in applying for federal funding for emergency management facilities, radiological instrumentation, and related items.
Study emergency plans used elsewhere to gather information for plan development.
Develop and implement training procedures and strategies for radiological protection, detection, and decontamination.
Inventory and distribute nuclear, biological, and chemical detection and contamination equipment, providing instruction in its maintenance and use.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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