Public safety telecommunicators

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    96.6k
    Average Age
    39.5
    Estimated Job Growth
    3.52%
    10-year projection
    Average Salary
    $56,177
    Average Male Salary
    $60,569
    Average Female Salary
    $54,166

    About

    Public safety telecommunicators are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Public safety telecommunicators was $56,177 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Public safety telecommunicators workforce. Public safety telecommunicators workforce in 2024 was 96,586 people, of which 68.6% were women and 31.4% were men.

    Public safety telecommunicators are paid most in Josephine, Coos & Curry Counties PUMA, OR but are relatively concentrated in Northeast Baltimore City--Frankford, Belair-Edison & Loch Raven PUMA, MD.

    Employment Over Time

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    30,329
    Male Workforce
    ± 4.28k
    66,257
    Female Workforce
    ± 6.32k

    The Public safety telecommunicators workforce in 2024 was 96,586 people (68.6% women and 31.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.3% between 2018 (85,990) and 2024 (96,586).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Public safety telecommunicators.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($115,064), Rhode Island ($84,633), and California ($78,262).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $56,177
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #326 in the ranking (2018)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Public safety telecommunicators earned an average of $56,177, $13,701 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.273
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Public safety telecommunicators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.273, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Public safety telecommunicators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Public safety telecommunicators and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Public safety telecommunicators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Public safety telecommunicators, by average wage, is Administration of economic programs & space research ($84,379).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    96.6k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 7,628
    0.573%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 11.1%

    This graphic shows the share of Public safety telecommunicators employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Public safety telecommunicators at 90.1%, followed by Other health care services with 4.83% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 2.64%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Public safety telecommunicators in the US. The workforce of Public safety telecommunicators in 2024 was 96,586 people, with 68.6% woman, and 31.4% men. The average age of male Public safety telecommunicators in the workforce is 40 and of female Public safety telecommunicators is 39.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Public safety telecommunicators is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Public safety telecommunicators in 2024 was 96,586 people, with 68.6% woman, and 31.4% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (15,297 people), 25 to 29 years (14,087  people), and 35 to 39 years (12,212 people). Among them they concentrated 43.2% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 13.9% of Public safety telecommunicators workers were Hispanic and 86.1% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.1%), Puerto Rican (17.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.89)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 71.6% of the Public safety telecommunicators workforce were White, of which 66.4% were women and 33.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.1%) and Two or More Races (10.4%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Public safety telecommunicators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Public safety telecommunicators is Protective Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Protective Services.

    Majors

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

    The most common majors achieved by Public safety telecommunicators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Protective Services (5,306 people), Business (2,640 people), and Social Sciences (1,959 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Public safety telecommunicators workers were Some college (35,418 people), High School or Equivalent (24,371 people), and Bachelors Degree (18,141 people).

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    Projections

    Projections on job growth for Public Safety Telecommunicators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Public Safety Telecommunicators are expected to see a growth of 3.52% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

    Job Growth

    3.52%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.07%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Public safety telecommunicators. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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