Dispatchers

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2017 Workforce

289k

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$40,108

Average Male Salary

$44,884

Average Female Salary

$36,170

About

Dispatchers are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Dispatchers was $40,108 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Dispatchers are San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Rancho Cucamonga City PUMA, CA, Cook County (Southwest)--Palos, Lemont & Orland (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL, and Kent County (Central)--Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Dispatchers are Houston City (Northeast)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, Stanislaus County (Central)--Modesto City (East) PUMA, CA, and Wake County (East)--Raleigh City (East), Knightdale & Garner (North) Towns PUMA, NC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Dispatchers workforce. Dispatchers workforce in 2017 was 288,582 people, of which 54.8% were women and 45.2% were men.

Dispatchers are paid most in Bergen County (North Central)--Bergenfield, Paramus, Dumont & New Milford PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Houston City (Northeast)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

130,417

Male Workforce

± 8.86k

158,165

Female Workforce

± 9.76k

The Dispatchers workforce in 2017 was 288,582 people (54.8% women and 45.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.05% between 2014 (277,355) and 2017 (288,582).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Dispatchers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($60,406), New Hampshire ($53,024), and Rhode Island ($49,994).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,108

AVERAGE WAGE

#289 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Dispatchers earned an average of $40,108, $29,769 less than the average national salary of $69,878

In 2017, Dispatchers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dispatchers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Dispatchers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Dispatchers and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Dispatchers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dispatchers, by average wage, is Metal ore mining ($102,105).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

289k

2017 Workforce

± 13,176

1.23%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.4%

This graphic shows the share of Dispatchers employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Dispatchers at 54.6%, followed by Truck transportation with 26.8% and Services incidental to transportation with 11.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Dispatchers in the US. The workforce of Dispatchers in 2017 was 288,582 people, with 54.8% woman, and 45.2% men. The average age of male Dispatchers in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Dispatchers is 40.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dispatchers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Dispatchers in 2017 was 288,582 people, with 54.8% woman, and 45.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (39,946 people), 30 to 34 years (38,657 people), and 35 to 39 years (36,155 people). Among them they concentrated 39.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 15.4% of Dispatchers workers were Hispanic and 84.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (58.8%), Puerto Rican (18)%, and Cuban (4.1)%

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Races

In 2017, 76.8% of the Dispatchers workforce were White, of which 53.7% were women and 46.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.3%) and Other (3.98%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Dispatchers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dispatchers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Dispatchers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Dispatchers need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Dispatchers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (11,231 people), Protective Services (5,445 people), and Social Sciences (4,126 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Dispatchers workers were Some college (104,353 people), High School or Equivalent (90,845 people), and Bachelors Degree (40,312 people).

The graphic shows the Dispatchers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Dispatchers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dispatchers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness.