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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Watcher Lookout Tower Salary
in Orlando, Florida
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$57,958 (USD)
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$28/hr
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$N/A
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The average pay for a Watcher Lookout Tower is $57,958 a year and $28 an hour in Orlando, Florida, United States. The average salary range for a Watcher Lookout Tower is between $41,556 and $69,781. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Orlando, Florida.
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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About Orlando, Florida
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Description:
Orlando ( or-LAN-doh) is a city in, and the county seat of, Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa Bay. Orlando had a city population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa. It is the state's most populous inland city.
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Job Summary
Description:
- Locates and reports forest fires and weather phenomena from remote fire-lookout station.
- Maintains surveillance from station to detect evidence of fires and observe weather conditions.
- Locates fires on area map, using azimuth sighter and known landmarks, estimates size and characteristics of fire, and reports findings to base camp by radio or telephone.
- Observes instruments and reports daily meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and type of cloud formations.
- Relays messages from base camp, mobile units, and law enforcement and governmental agencies relating to weather forecasts, fire hazard conditions, emergencies, accidents, and location of crews and personnel.
- Explains state and federal laws, timber company policies, fire hazard conditions, and fire prevention methods to visitors of forest.
- Maintains records and logbooks.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Watcher Lookout Tower is $57,958 a year and $28 an hour in Orlando, Florida, United States. The average salary range for a Watcher Lookout Tower is between $41,556 and $69,781. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Orlando, Florida.
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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Watcher Lookout Tower Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Job family population: 2,290
Estimated population of Watcher Lookout Tower jobs: 774
Rate of error: 2.3%
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About Orlando, Florida
Orlando Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Orlando ( or-LAN-doh) is a city in, and the county seat of, Orange County, Florida, United States. Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa Bay. Orlando had a city population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa. It is the state's most populous inland city.
Orlando is one of...
Job Summary
Description:
- Locates and reports forest fires and weather phenomena from remote fire-lookout station.
- Maintains surveillance from station to detect evidence of fires and observe weather conditions.
- Locates fires on area map, using azimuth sighter and known landmarks, estimates size and characteristics of fire, and reports findings to base camp by radio or telephone.
- Observes instruments and reports daily meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and type of cloud formations.
- Relays messages from base camp, mobile units, and law enforcement and governmental agencies relating to weather forecasts, fire hazard conditions, emergencies, accidents, and location of crews and personnel.
- Explains state and federal laws, timber company policies, fire hazard conditions, and fire prevention methods to visitors of forest.
- Maintains records and logbooks.
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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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National Compensation Forecast January 2024
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