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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
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.
What a dispatcher, except police, fire, and ambulance does
Become a dispatcher, except police, fire, and ambulance
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good dispatcher, except police, fire, and ambulance
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $35 per hour with a typical salary of $72,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $42 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $22,700 and $80,200 per year.
- 52% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $27 per hour with a typical salary of $28,500 per year.
- 28.7% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, And Ambulance job outlook
- There are 5,034 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 614 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 17% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.