Exactly 1,460 of California's 14,860 fire science professionals work in Palm Desert. Between 2006 and 2010, in Palm Desert, there has been a 57% growth in the number of fire science professionals. As the employment for fire science professionals in Palm Desert has increased, overall employment in Palm Desert has also increased.

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Salaries for fire science professionals in Palm Desert have increased. In 2010 fire science professionals in Palm Desert reportedly earned an average salary of $63,353 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for fire science professionals in Palm Desert was $56,948 per year. The growth in the salary of fire science professionals in Palm Desert is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Fire science professionals in Palm Desert earn a median salary of $56,575 per year. The difference in pay between the fire science professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 106%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,805 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $92,222 per year.

Palm Desert fire science professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

Palm Desert's fire science schools offer 2 fire science degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 9 students graduated from fire science courses in 2010.