DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Occupational Description:
Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 4,290296$23.15/hr$0.39/hr$15.08/hr$17.94/hr$22.45/hr$27.87/hr$32.42/hr
U S 199,3602,990$21.46/hr$0.13/hr$12.29/hr$15.39/hr$19.55/hr$25.66/hr$33.02/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities2,810$22.73/hr
Professional and Business Services510$21.74/hr
Construction280$21.70/hr
Education and Health Services220$22.85/hr
Public Administration150$25.33/hr
Manufacturing120$23.19/hr
Information60$18.17/hr
Leisure and Hospitality60$18.83/hr
Other Services50$17.12/hr
Other Regional Data For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 4,290 $22.45/hr 1.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,960 $22.40/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,570 $22.11/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 450 $22.83/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 340 $21.86/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 310 $25.49/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 290 $25.07/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 230 $21.86/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 200 $22.90/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 180 $20.91/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 180 $23.95/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 170 $22.82/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 160 $21.50/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 150 $21.86/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 150 N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State 120 $19.92/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 110 $22.62/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 50 $16.99/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 50 $21.29/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks5,280$12.76/hr1.7%
Counter and Rental Clerks4,740$14.46/hr0.3%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks2,430$23.52/hr3.7%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers1,550$27.70/hr1.8%
Procurement Clerks1,120$20.96/hr0.1%
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and TransportationN/A$36.41/hr1.7%
Subway and Streetcar OperatorsN/AN/A3.4%
Tasks for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance