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
EDR 9 - South Central 14021$22.13/hr$0.80/hr$16.12/hr$19.66/hr$22.04/hr$24.42/hr$28.94/hr
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 Utilities110$22.29/hr
Other Regional Data For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian 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 2 - Headwaters 50 $23.41/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 50 $21.96/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 40 $19.14/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 40 $25.76/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 30 $17.19/hr N/A
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks180$12.95/hrN/A
Counter and Rental Clerks100$12.94/hrN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation100$29.47/hrN/A
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers60$24.34/hrN/A
Procurement Clerks30$22.05/hrN/A
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance