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 6E- Southwest Central 508$22.06/hr$0.80/hr$16.68/hr$19.04/hr$21.96/hr$25.28/hr$28.72/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 Utilities20$18.90/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 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
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Counter and Rental Clerks80$13.32/hrN/A
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers60$24.56/hrN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation40$31.63/hrN/A
Procurement Clerks10$17.63/hrN/A
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance