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Last updated: November 10, 2024
Smoke Jumper Salary
in Belle Plaine, Kansas
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$56,017 (USD)
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$27/hr
Average Hourly
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The average pay for a Smoke Jumper is $56,017 a year and $27 an hour in Belle Plaine, Kansas, United States. The average salary range for a Smoke Jumper is between $40,220 and $67,445. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Smoke Jumper. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Belle Plaine, Kansas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$62,922
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Belle Plaine, Kansas
Belle Plaine Cost of Living Score:
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Belle Plaine is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,467.
Job Summary
Description:
- Parachutes from airplane into forest inaccessible by ground to suppress forest fires.
- Jumps from airplane near scene of fire, pulls rip cord when clear of plane, and pulls shroud lines to guide direction of fall toward clear landing area.
- Orients self in relation to fire, using compass and map, and collects supplies and equipment dropped by parachute.
- Ascertains best method for attacking fire and reports plan to airplane or base camp with two-way radio.
- Fells trees, digs trenches, and extinguishes flames and embers to suppress fire, using ax, chain saw, shovel, and hand or engine-driven water or chemical pumps.
- May pack parachutes parachute rigger.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Smoke Jumper is $56,017 a year and $27 an hour in Belle Plaine, Kansas, United States. The average salary range for a Smoke Jumper is between $40,220 and $67,445. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Smoke Jumper. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Belle Plaine, Kansas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Smoke Jumper Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Firefighters
Job family population: 315,460
Estimated population of Smoke Jumper jobs: 49,862
Rate of error: 0.8%
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About Belle Plaine, Kansas
Belle Plaine Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Belle Plaine is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,467.
Job Summary
Description:
- Parachutes from airplane into forest inaccessible by ground to suppress forest fires.
- Jumps from airplane near scene of fire, pulls rip cord when clear of plane, and pulls shroud lines to guide direction of fall toward clear landing area.
- Orients self in relation to fire, using compass and map, and collects supplies and equipment dropped by parachute.
- Ascertains best method for attacking fire and reports plan to airplane or base camp with two-way radio.
- Fells trees, digs trenches, and extinguishes flames and embers to suppress fire, using ax, chain saw, shovel, and hand or engine-driven water or chemical pumps.
- May pack parachutes parachute rigger.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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