Job Infograph for Emergency Management Careers

I agree that careers in emergency management are on the increase and will continue to be a good place to work long into the future.  One only needs to look at the frequency and severity of disasters and you can see that there is plenty of work to go around.  This will be true in government and the private sector.  Businesses will continue to assess what their risks are and look to mitigate them via planning and other protective measures that come from having professional staff looking at the issues.

 

See this infograph The Growing Need for Emergency Management Experts  This particular infograph has some good information, but note that it is all positive.  The authors have interpreted all the data to support their intent--show the value of a career in emergency management.

 

A few of the "downers" not mentioned is that all that Homeland Security funding that is shown is drying up.  It is now down to about 50% of what it once was and should be expected to decrease more in the future.  The salary info looks a bit high.  When you average in all the small jurisdictions in the United States I'd be surprised it is as high as they show.  Then, I found it interesting that they show more growth in "Homeland Security" versus "Emergency Management."  I'd reverse those two unless there is a big terrorist attack in the near term that would change the employment opportunities.  While not mentioned, I assure you that consulting jobs will be fewer with the draw down in spending we've seen on the Federal side.