Public safety telecommunicators

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
89.7k
Average Age
39.7
Estimated Job Growth
6.1%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$45,016
Average Male Salary
$51,637
Average Female Salary
$42,181

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Public safety telecommunicators are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities  industry. The average yearly wage for Public safety telecommunicators was $45,016 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Public safety telecommunicators by wage are Marriage and family therapists, Payroll & timekeeping clerks, and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Public safety telecommunicators and on wages and locations 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 Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers . Public safety telecommunicators are paid most in Josephine, Coos & Curry Counties PUMA, OR but are relatively concentrated in Jackson, Hocking, Pike & Vinton Counties PUMA, OH.

Yearly Wage

$45,016
AVERAGE SALARY
± $2,282

In 2020, Public safety telecommunicators earned an average of $45,016, $10,938 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Marriage and family therapists make somewhat more than Public safety telecommunicators while Payroll & timekeeping clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Public safety telecommunicators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.284
WAGE GINI

In 2019, Public safety telecommunicators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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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Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Public safety telecommunicators.

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Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Public safety telecommunicators.

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Industries by Share

89.7k
2020 Workforce
± 7,353
4.22%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11.2%

The number of people employed as Public safety telecommunicators has been growing at a rate of 4.22%, from 86,107 people in 2019 to 89,740 people in 2020.

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  63.5%, followed by Truck transportation with 4.41% and Other health care services with 4.17%.

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Demographic information on Public safety telecommunicators in the US. The average age of male Public safety telecommunicators in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Public safety telecommunicators is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Public safety telecommunicators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

26.9k
MALE WORKFORCE
± 4,027
62.8k
FEMALE WORKFORCE
± 6,153

70% of Public safety telecommunicators are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Public safety telecommunicators.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Public safety telecommunicators
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
  2. Black (Non-Hispanic)
  3. White (Hispanic)

67.1% of Public safety telecommunicators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.5% of Public safety telecommunicators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Public safety telecommunicators.

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Age by Sex

40.9
AVERAGE MALE AGE
± 1.99
39.2
AVERAGE FEMALE AGE
± 1.18

The median age of Public safety telecommunicators is 39.7, and Male employees are generally 1.76 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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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 a relatively high number of Public safety telecommunicators hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

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Projections on job growth for Public Safety Telecommunicators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Public Safety Telecommunicators are expected to see a growth of 6.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

6.1%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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