# Emergency Management Directors

SOC 11-9161. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/emergency-management-directors

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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $93,330 (middle half $67,910–$126,490; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $65,628; 74% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 3.9%; ~1.1k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Criminal Justice And Fire Protection: 24% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminal-justice, https://educationguide.com/degrees/security-homeland-security)
- Business Management And Administration: 9% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Community And Public Health: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/public-health)
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Public Administration: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/public-administration)
- Ecology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/ecology-and-evolutionary-biology)
- Biology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Political Science And Government: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Health And Medical Administrative Services: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/health-administration)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $101,850
- AR: $50,180
- AZ: $81,970
- CA: $129,910
- CO: $129,660
- CT: $113,380
- DC: $184,350
- FL: $99,020
- GA: $83,200
- HI: $74,290
- IA: $73,700
- ID: $99,720
- IL: $83,820
- KS: $68,000
- KY: $74,730
- LA: $96,550
- MA: $123,250
- MD: $107,200
- ME: $84,050
- MI: $87,880
- MN: $106,880
- MO: $75,660
- MS: $48,650
- MT: $62,770
- NC: $93,840
- ND: $76,640
- NE: $89,740
- NH: $77,420
- NJ: $120,990
- NM: $145,550
- NV: $105,570
- NY: $92,570
- OH: $94,690
- OK: $60,990
- OR: $110,720
- PA: $81,550
- RI: $87,690
- SC: $93,680
- SD: $67,180
- TN: $81,800
- TX: $93,570
- UT: $84,860
- VA: $99,860
- WA: $130,780
- WI: $77,260
- WV: $60,460
- WY: $64,370

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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