Dispatchers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $51,250 and $25 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Dispatchers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 303,910 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Dispatchers 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 Dispatchers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Dispatchers
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 Dispatchers Career

The following 91 occupations are related to Dispatchers.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	13,810	$89,770	$43
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Cost Estimators	221K	$79,520	$38
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
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
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	28,780	$36,100	$17
Cashiers	3,299K	$30,710	$15
Counter and Rental Clerks	390K	$41,630	$20
Travel Agents	58,250	$50,040	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43,830	$40,020	$19
Telephone Operators	4,600	$42,100	$20
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Tellers	341K	$38,850	$19
Customer Service Representatives	2,859K	$43,520	$21
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	119K	$46,820	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Couriers and Messengers	72,010	$38,350	$18
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Postal Service Clerks	78,130	$59,240	$28
Postal Service Mail Carriers	332K	$59,340	$29
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	117K	$56,350	$27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
Data Entry Keyers	154K	$40,130	$19
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	66,600	$38,370	$18
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	27,960	$39,600	$19
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160K	$64,010	$31
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	24,790	$92,840	$45
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	9,020	$64,950	$31
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
Driver/Sales Workers	463K	$38,230	$18
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,044K	$55,990	$27
Light Truck Drivers	1,004K	$46,090	$22
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	205K	$36,920	$18
Locomotive Engineers	32,390	$75,870	$36
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	2,430	$57,580	$28
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	46,490	$72,220	$35
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,873K	$37,990	$18
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4,400	$63,810	$31
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	11,570	$58,650	$28
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

Vocational Programs for Dispatchers Career

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