To help high school and college students with career choices, Bethesda, Md.-based Society of Fire Protection Engineers has created a new "Guide to Careers in Fire Protection Engineering."

According to SFPE, the guide provides students the opportunity to explore college degree programs, specific career paths and different ways to enter — and succeed — in the field.

In recent years, the demand for qualified fire protection engineers has outpaced the supply, according to SFPE, which states that a beginning fire protection engineer, on average, earns $47,000 a year and the average annual salary of today’s fire protection engineers exceeds $85,000.

For a free copy of the guide, contact Chris Jelenewicz at 301-718-2910 or chris@sfpe.org.