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Also called civil defense director, disaster response director, emergency management system director and emergency services director.
$93,330
Median pay a year
13,500
People do this work
6
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Developing emergency response plans
Maintaining knowledge of developments
Conducting opinion surveys
Determining operational compliance
Inspecting facility conditions
Evaluating program effectiveness
Implementing process changes
Developing procedures
Preparing proposals or applications
Maintaining operational records
Developing training materials
Preparing progress reports
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Emergency Management Director
Summary
Emergency Management Director planning and directing disaster response and crisis management activities, providing training, and preparing emergency plans for natural, wartime, or technological disasters
Experience
Emergency Management Director
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Consulted with officials of local and area governments, schools, and hospitals to determine their needs and capabilities in emergencies
Coordinated disaster response activities, such as ordering evacuations and opening public shelters
Prepared emergency situation status reports that described response and recovery efforts and preliminary damage assessments
Developed and maintained liaisons with municipalities and county departments to facilitate plan development and response coordination
Designed and administered emergency preparedness training courses to teach effective responses to major emergencies
Inspected emergency management centers and communications equipment to determine operational capabilities in emergency situations
Reviewed emergency plans of medical facilities to ensure their adequacy and compliance with regulations
Skills
Checking & Planning
Developing emergency response plans, Maintaining knowledge of developments, Inspecting facility conditions, Evaluating program effectiveness, Implementing process changes, Developing procedures
Preparing proposals or applications, Maintaining operational records
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Consulted with officials on emergency needsDeveloped liaisons with municipalities for coordinationCoordinated disaster response and crisis management activitiesPrepared emergency situation status reports and assessmentsMaintained and updated emergency preparedness resource materialsReviewed emergency plans for adequacy and compliance
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Consulted with local officials to assess emergency needs and develop effective response strategies
Coordinated disaster response activities, ensuring timely and efficient crisis management
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Consulted with local officials to assess emergency needs, improving response times for local agencies
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Response times improved for local agenciesPlans became clearer for emergency situationsCommunication increased among local officials
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Coordinated disaster response activities, ensuring timely and efficient crisis management
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Evacuations were smoother and fasterPublic shelters opened more quicklyResponse teams worked together more effectively
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What an Emergency Management Director does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Emergency Management Director make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$67,910
Median
$93,330
75th percentile
$126,490
About 13,500 people do this work in the United States.
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This page is about the occupation Emergency Management Directors. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.