Also called: IPAWS Alert Originator, Mass Notification Coordinator
Sends the emergency alerts that buzz phones during tornadoes, wildfires, and Amber Alerts, and makes sure they reach everyone.
Warning coordinators write and send Wireless Emergency Alerts and sirens, test systems, translate messages, and train officials so alerts go out fast and accurately. Mistakes, like Hawaii's false missile alert, show why it matters.
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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 or communications; IPAWS training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Communications.
Growing about average. Growing after disaster warning failures.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts and translates alerts in seconds; approving and sending them stays a human duty.
Classes: English composition, A foreign language, Government / Civics, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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