Vocational Programs for Public Safety Telecommunicators Career

The role of Public Safety Telecommunicators is to operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,140 and $25 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Public Safety Telecommunicators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 97,820 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators is $14,161. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 8.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Public Safety Telecommunicators Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Public Safety Telecommunicators. Total 4 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician	4	$14,161	$590	750 Hours	8.00 Months

Related Occupations to Public Safety Telecommunicators Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Public Safety Telecommunicators.

Related Occupations toPublic Safety Telecommunicators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Emergency Medical Technicians	167K	$43,100	$21
Paramedics	98,770	$57,450	$28
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43,830	$40,020	$19
Telephone Operators	4,600	$42,100	$20
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Air Traffic Controllers	22,310	$136,790	$66
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	11,520	$34,420	$17

Schools offering vocational programs for Public Safety Telecommunicators

The following 4 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.