Emergency Management Director Career Snapshot

Management Industry

emergency-management-direct Emergency management directors create plans and procedures to help organizations respond to emergencies like natural disasters, oil spills or shootings. If you choose this line of work, you will be responsible for leading the organization during and after emergencies. You may work with police, politicians, nonprofit groups, and government agencies throughout the response period.

Emergency management directors typically work in government organizations, hospitals, professional services or university settings. If you are an emergency management director, you might work in an office most of the time but occasionally travel to meet with government officials or community groups. This line of work can be stressful during emergencies and disasters when they occur.

Emergency management directors may apply for federal grants to help with planning, review operational plans, and maintain buildings during emergencies.

Further details on a career as an emergency management director are listed below (statistics from the May 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics and Onet Online):

Emergency Management Director Career

$67,330

is the average yearly salary for emergency management directors.

increase in employment between 2014 and 2024.

52%

have a Bachelor’s degree while 15% have some college, but no degree.

Emergency Management Director Education

About half of all emergency management directors have earned a bachelor’s degree with 15 percent having only some college education.

Emergency Management Director Job Duties

As an emergency management director, you may assess hazards and create a plan to help an organization minimize risk to its employees and property in the case of an emergency. You may develop relationships with politicians, non-profits and other companies to help create an emergency response plan. You might organize training programs and practice sessions for employees and volunteers as well as coordinate sharing equipment or other resources with different organizations. If an emergency occurs, you might need to analyze damage and work with medical personnel or police during the emergency itself.

Emergency Management Director Salaries

The 2015 median pay for emergency management directors was $67,333 with a low salary of $34,000 and a top salary of $127,180 per year according to BLS.gov.

Emergency Management Director Job Outlook

The job outlook is expected to grow about 6 percent between 2014 to 2024. Weather-related emergencies like floods, droughts and tornadoes are always possible. As coastal areas continue to be developed, the likelihood of weather-related emergencies in these higher risk areas increase. Other natural or man-made emergencies may also arise, increasing demand for personnel to help manage, direct and prepare for such situations.

Emergency Management Director Skills & Traits

Emergency Management Director Skill Set:	Required Abilities:	Tools Used by Emergency Management Directors:	Typical Work Activities:
• Service Orientation • Complex Problem Solving • Coordination • Critical Thinking • Speaking	• Deductive Reasoning • Oral Comprehension • Oral Expression • Problem Sensitivity • Speech Clarity	• Automatic call distributor ACD • Hard hats • Hazardous material protective footwear • Safety hoods • Two way radios	• Communicating with Others • Getting Information • Decision Making • Communicating with Others • Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships