Also called: FEMA Recovery Specialist, Emergency Management Director
Leads long-term recovery after hurricanes, floods, and wildfires — housing, aid money, and rebuilding.
Deploys to a town wrecked by a tornado and sets up a recovery center. Coordinates with charities, insurance, and government to get families into temporary housing, and tracks millions in aid dollars.
Federal deployments and consulting can pay much more during big disasters.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in emergency management, public administration, or social work plus years of field experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Military, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Public Administration, Social Work.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps map damage and track aid money; deploying to disaster towns and coordinating charities and agencies stay human.
Classes: AP Human Geography, Government, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9161.
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