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    Career Overview

    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.

    Career Outlook

    Projections 2022-2030

    New job opportunities are likely in the future. With a
    6% Percent change.


    2020 Employment

    10,500

    2030 Employment

    11,100

    What training is needed?

    People starting in this career usually have:

    • Bachelor's degree
    • 5 years or more work experience
    • No on-the-job training

    Programs that can prepare you for this career are:
    • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
    • Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations
    • Critical Infrastructure Protection
    • Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program
    • Homeland Security

    What does a typical day look like?

    • Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
    • Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
    • Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
    • Coordinate special events or programs.
    • Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.

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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2055370
    Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.