BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Helena, MT was 95.7, or 4.3% below the national price level. Its housing index was 90.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$56,713
WageScope divides the published Firefighters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 25740.
Questions, answered
Firefighters pay in Helena, MT: common questions
What is the median wage for Firefighters in Helena, MT?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $54,260 per year for Firefighters in Helena, MT. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Firefighters pay higher in Helena, MT than nationally?
Helena, MT's published median was 8.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Helena, MT?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 95.7 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Firefighters jobs does BLS estimate in Helena, MT?
BLS published an employment estimate of 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Helena, MT was 8.5% below the U.S. median for Firefighters. It ranked 171 of 347 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Firefighters median in Helena, MT at $54,260 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 25740.
BLS lists 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,740 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Helena, MT's Firefighters median is 8.5% below the U.S. Firefighters median of $59,280 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-2011 and area 25740. SOC 33-2011 names Firefighters. Area 25740 names Helena, MT. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 33-2011/25740 row reports 80 wage and salary jobs, 1.76 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.79 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 33-2011/25740, the annual median is $54,260 per year, while the matching mean is $53,740 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 25740 facts behind this Firefighters page
Area 25740 reports 44,420 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,270. Its annual median is $55,040. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Helena, MT runs from $30,420 at the 10th percentile to $106,200 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,220. The median is $55,040. The 75th percentile is $79,740. This is a place check, not a pay range for Firefighters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 25740. They do not show related skills or a path into Firefighters.
1. Area 25740, SOC 13-1199, Business Operations Specialists, All Other: 1,420 jobs, $80,410 annual median, 31.9 jobs per 1,000, and 4.56 location quotient.
2. Area 25740, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,130 jobs, $35,990 annual median, 25.41 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
3. Area 25740, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 1,060 jobs, $28,330 annual median, 23.75 jobs per 1,000, and 0.96 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Helena, MT wage ladder for Firefighters
The 10th percentile is $37,060 per year. The 25th percentile is $48,030 per year. The median is $54,260 per year. The 75th percentile is $64,730 per year. The 90th percentile is $64,730 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $48,030 per year to $64,730 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $27,670. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Helena, MT has a annual median of $54,260 per year. Montana has $59,310 per year. The U.S. row has $59,280 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Helena, MT is 8.5% below Montana on the same published median. Helena, MT is 8.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Helena, MT ranks 171 of 347 among metro areas with a published annual median for Firefighters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 171 of 347 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
168. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has a Firefighters median of $54,850 per year, 200 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
169. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a Firefighters median of $54,810 per year, 500 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.96.
170. Terre Haute, IN has a Firefighters median of $54,460 per year, 150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.03.
172. Yuma, AZ has a Firefighters median of $54,220 per year, 350 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.29.
Pay leaders
Where Firefighters medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 33-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $152,100 per year. Helena, MT sits at $54,260 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Firefighters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Firefighters median of $152,100 per year, or $97,840 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.53.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Firefighters median of $113,700 per year, or $59,440 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 3,450 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.65.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Firefighters jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Firefighters in this same-source set, at 14,960 jobs. Helena, MT has 80. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 14,960 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 14,880 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $106,420 per year, or $52,160 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 0.71.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 14,560 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 14,480 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $82,820 per year, or $28,560 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 1.45.
Local-share leaders
Where Firefighters takes the largest share of local jobs
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.96. Helena, MT has 0.79. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Firefighters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a location quotient of 3.96, a gap of 3.17 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 500 Firefighters jobs and a median of $54,810 per year, or $550 above Helena, MT.
2. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC has a location quotient of 3.5, a gap of 2.71 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 640 Firefighters jobs and a median of $50,210 per year, or $4,050 below Helena, MT.
3. Hinesville, GA has a location quotient of 3.22, a gap of 2.43 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 150 Firefighters jobs and a median of $49,210 per year, or $5,050 below Helena, MT.
Job scale and share
How common Firefighters is in Helena, MT
BLS lists 80 Firefighters jobs in Helena, MT. It also lists 1.76 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.79. A value of 1 means Firefighters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Helena, MT is $55,040 per year. The Firefighters median is $54,260 per year. Firefighters is 1.4% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Helena, MT. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Firefighters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Helena, MT median of $56,800 per year. BLS lists 400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.68.
2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Helena, MT median of $57,980 per year. BLS lists 350 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Helena, MT median of $49,460 per year. BLS lists 450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Helena, MT
Business Operations Specialists, All Other is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Helena, MT table, at 1,420 jobs. Firefighters has 80 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 44,420. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Firefighters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 1,420 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 1,340 from Firefighters. Its median is $80,410 per year, or $26,150 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 4.56.
2. Retail Salespersons has 1,130 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 1,050 from Firefighters. Its median is $35,990 per year, or $18,270 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,060 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 980 from Firefighters. Its median is $28,330 per year, or $25,930 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.96.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Helena, MT
Lawyers has the highest published median in the bounded Helena, MT role table, at $108,410 per year. Firefighters has $54,260 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $55,040 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Lawyers has a median of $108,410 per year in Helena, MT, or $54,150 above Firefighters. BLS lists 410 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.92.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $102,970 per year in Helena, MT, or $48,710 above Firefighters. BLS lists 340 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.13.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,510 per year in Helena, MT, or $47,250 above Firefighters. BLS lists 940 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.94.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Helena, MT
Business Operations Specialists, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Helena, MT role table, at 4.56. Firefighters has 0.79. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Firefighters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 4.56 in Helena, MT, a gap of 3.77 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,420 jobs and a median of $80,410 per year, or $26,150 above Firefighters.
2. Civil Engineers has a location quotient of 3.4 in Helena, MT, a gap of 2.61 from Firefighters. BLS lists 360 jobs and a median of $100,710 per year, or $46,450 above Firefighters.
3. Compliance Officers has a location quotient of 3.1 in Helena, MT, a gap of 2.31 from Firefighters. BLS lists 370 jobs and a median of $63,740 per year, or $9,480 above Firefighters.
Price-level view
What $54,260 may mean after the Helena, MT price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Helena, MT is 95.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 4.3% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $54,260 Firefighters median by 95.7 divided by 100. The result is $56,713 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 90.1. Goods are 96.0. Utilities are 72.6. Other services are 98.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Firefighters row is 9.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 80 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,740 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Firefighters. It uses a Helena, MT place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $54,260 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Firefighters row for Helena, MT does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 80 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.79 is not a growth score. Rank 171 of 347 is not a place score. The 95.7 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-2011 in BLS area 25740. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 25740, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 1,010 jobs, $46,450 annual median, 22.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.43 location quotient.
5. Area 25740, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 990 jobs, $98,690 annual median, 22.26 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
6. Area 25740, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 960 jobs, $36,570 annual median, 21.6 jobs per 1,000, and 0.78 location quotient.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Firefighters median of $106,420 per year, or $52,160 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 14,960 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.71.
4. Bellingham, WA has a Firefighters median of $101,130 per year, or $46,870 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 1.56.
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Firefighters median of $101,090 per year, or $46,830 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 3,760 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.81.
6. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Firefighters median of $99,930 per year, or $45,670 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.79.
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a Firefighters median of $98,050 per year, or $43,790 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 7,200 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 0.52.
8. Vallejo, CA has a Firefighters median of $95,950 per year, or $41,690 above Helena, MT. BLS lists 330 jobs there, compared with 80 in Helena, MT. The location quotient is 1.04.
3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 8,780 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 8,700 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $64,900 per year, or $10,640 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 8,510 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 8,430 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $73,990 per year, or $19,730 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 7,610 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 7,530 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $66,980 per year, or $12,720 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 1.09.
6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 7,200 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 7,120 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $98,050 per year, or $43,790 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 0.52.
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 6,600 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 6,520 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $75,710 per year, or $21,450 above Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 6,350 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 6,270 jobs from Helena, MT. Its median is $47,300 per year, or $6,960 below Helena, MT. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Jacksonville, NC has a location quotient of 2.94, a gap of 2.15 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 340 Firefighters jobs and a median of $47,870 per year, or $6,390 below Helena, MT.
5. Fayetteville, NC has a location quotient of 2.9, a gap of 2.11 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 850 Firefighters jobs and a median of $36,820 per year, or $17,440 below Helena, MT.
6. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ has a location quotient of 2.87, a gap of 2.08 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 220 Firefighters jobs and a median of $53,530 per year, or $730 below Helena, MT.
7. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ has a location quotient of 2.86, a gap of 2.07 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 460 Firefighters jobs and a median of $49,240 per year, or $5,020 below Helena, MT.
8. Redding, CA has a location quotient of 2.55, a gap of 1.76 from Helena, MT. BLS lists 410 Firefighters jobs and a median of $65,170 per year, or $10,910 above Helena, MT.
4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Helena, MT median of $48,930 per year. BLS lists 320 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Helena, MT median of $47,670 per year. BLS lists 480 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
6. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Helena, MT median of $46,680 per year. BLS lists 380 jobs and a location quotient of 0.52.
7. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Helena, MT median of $46,450 per year. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Helena, MT median of $46,430 per year. BLS lists 390 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
4. Office Clerks, General has 1,010 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 930 from Firefighters. Its median is $46,450 per year, or $7,810 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.43.
5. Registered Nurses has 990 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 910 from Firefighters. Its median is $98,690 per year, or $44,430 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 960 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 880 from Firefighters. Its median is $36,570 per year, or $17,690 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.78.
7. Cashiers has 940 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 860 from Firefighters. Its median is $34,750 per year, or $19,510 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. General and Operations Managers has 940 jobs in Helena, MT, a gap of 860 from Firefighters. Its median is $101,510 per year, or $47,250 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.94.
4. Civil Engineers has a median of $100,710 per year in Helena, MT, or $46,450 above Firefighters. BLS lists 360 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 3.4.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $98,690 per year in Helena, MT, or $44,430 above Firefighters. BLS lists 990 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $80,410 per year in Helena, MT, or $26,150 above Firefighters. BLS lists 1,420 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 4.56.
7. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,700 per year in Helena, MT, or $22,440 above Firefighters. BLS lists 580 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.39.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $76,340 per year in Helena, MT, or $22,080 above Firefighters. BLS lists 330 jobs, compared with 80 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.41.
4. Lawyers has a location quotient of 1.92 in Helena, MT, a gap of 1.13 from Firefighters. BLS lists 410 jobs and a median of $108,410 per year, or $54,150 above Firefighters.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.81 in Helena, MT, a gap of 1.02 from Firefighters. BLS lists 390 jobs and a median of $26,210 per year, or $28,050 below Firefighters.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.65 in Helena, MT, a gap of 0.86 from Firefighters. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $45,870 per year, or $8,390 below Firefighters.
7. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.43 in Helena, MT, a gap of 0.64 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a median of $46,450 per year, or $7,810 below Firefighters.
8. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.42 in Helena, MT, a gap of 0.63 from Firefighters. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $38,030 per year, or $16,230 below Firefighters.
