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
Central Minnesota 45041$23.03/hr$0.79/hr$15.91/hr$18.45/hr$22.83/hr$27.78/hr$31.44/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 Utilities410$24.29/hr
Professional and Business Services50$18.66/hr
Construction30$24.48/hr
Manufacturing20$22.90/hr
Other Regional Data For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,570 $22.11/hr 1.1%
Central Minnesota 450 $22.83/hr 2.3%
Southeast Minnesota 340 $21.86/hr 2.2%
Northwest Minnesota 310 $25.49/hr 1.2%
Southwest Minnesota 180 $20.91/hr -0.3%
Northeast Minnesota 160 $21.50/hr -1.6%
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Counter and Rental Clerks410$12.58/hr3.7%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks400$12.02/hr7.8%
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation350$30.83/hr7.6%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers190$24.39/hr6.8%
Procurement Clerks100$21.25/hr-2.1%
Subway and Streetcar OperatorsN/AN/AN/A
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance