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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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7E- East Central	70	17	$21.86/hr	$1.31/hr	$13.69/hr	$17.02/hr	$19.66/hr	$28.31/hr	$30.74/hr
Minnesota	4,290	296	$23.15/hr	$0.39/hr	$15.08/hr	$17.94/hr	$22.45/hr	$27.87/hr	$32.42/hr
U S	199,360	2,990	$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
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	50	$20.10/hr

Other Regional Data For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	2,570	$22.11/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	340	$21.86/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	320	$23.37/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	160	$21.50/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	140	$22.04/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	130	$27.89/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	80	$19.56/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	70	$19.66/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	50	$21.96/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	50	$23.41/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	40	$25.76/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	40	$19.14/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	30	$17.19/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation	100	$27.43/hr	N/A
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	60	$22.84/hr	N/A
Counter and Rental Clerks	40	$12.44/hr	N/A
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Subway and Streetcar Operators	N/A	N/A	N/A
Procurement Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tasks for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Routes or assigns workers or equipment to appropriate location, according to customer request, specifications, or needs.
Confers with customer or supervising personnel regarding questions, problems, and requests for service or equipment.
Records and maintains files and records, regarding customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch information.
Orders supplies and equipment, and issues to personnel.
Determines types or amount of equipment, vehicles, materials or personnel required, according to work order or specifications.
Receives or prepares work orders, according to customer request or specifications.
Relays work orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field inspectors, using telephone or two- way radio.