Also called: Emergency Management Coordinator
Plans how a hospital will handle disasters: hurricanes, mass casualties, pandemics, and power failures.
Runs a drill where 50 'victims' with fake injuries flood the ER, writes the hurricane plan, stocks emergency supplies, and leads the command center when a real disaster hits.
Estimate based on BLS emergency management directors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in emergency management, public health, or nursing; CEM or CHEP certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Public Health, Nursing.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts plans and runs disaster simulations faster, so fewer staff are needed; leading drills and real crises stays human.
Classes: Government or civics, Biology, Speech & debate, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9161.
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