If you aspire to serve as a fire chief, there will be many opportunities to do so in the future. Baby boomers currently hold the lion's share of such positions across the country. They are retiring, or will be retiring as the economy improves. As the boomers move on, they will create openings for those who are coming up behind them. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics there are - or will be once the boomers retire - about 10 million more jobs than people available to fill them. Currently, about five of every eight public-sector employees work in local government. Those who are Generation X (born between 1964 and 1977) and Generation Y (born between 1977 and 1997) seemingly have different values than the boomers.
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