Exactly 1,040 of Ohio's 5,130 fire science professionals work in Hamilton. There has been a 7% growth in the number of fire science professionals in Hamilton between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for fire science professionals in Hamilton has increased, overall employment in Hamilton has also increased.

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In Hamilton, salaries for fire science professionals have increased. In 2010 Hamilton fire science professionals earned an average yearly salary of $56,980. Four years earlier in 2006, fire science professionals in Hamilton made an average salary of $52,878 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Hamilton.

Fire science professionals in Hamilton make a median yearly salary of $56,610. The difference in pay between the fire science professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,902 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $79,605 per year.

On average fire science professional salaries in Hamilton are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited fire science school in the city. Many of Hamilton's fire science professionals are graduates of this school.

Hamilton's fire science school offers one fire science degree and certificate program.

Approximately 42 students graduated from fire science courses in 2010.