Dispatchers

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2017 Workforce

286k

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$40,323

Average Male Salary

$45,376

Average Female Salary

$36,222

About

Dispatchers are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Dispatchers was $40,323 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Dispatchers are Rancho Cucamonga City PUMA, CA, Orland (West & Central), Palos & Lemont Townships PUMA, IL, and Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Dispatchers are Carr 156-Carr 164 PUMA, PR, Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804607), and Logan, Polk, Franklin, Sevier, Howard & Scott Counties PUMA, AR.

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Employment and salary information for the Dispatchers workforce. Dispatchers workforce in 2017 was 285,626 people, of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% were men. Dispatchers are paid most in Bergenfield, Paramus, Dumont & New Milford Boroughs PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Carr 156-Carr 164 PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

127,946

Male Workforce

± 8.78k

157,680

Female Workforce

± 9.74k

The Dispatchers workforce in 2017 was 285,626 people (55.2% women and 44.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.85% between 2014 (275,043) and 2017 (285,626).

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

$40,323

AVERAGE WAGE

#293 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Dispatchers earned an average of $40,323, $19,273 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Dispatchers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.308

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Dispatchers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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

286k

2017 Workforce

± 13,108

1.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.43%

This graphic shows the share of Dispatchers employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Dispatchers at 58.5%, followed by Truck transportation with 28.8% and Services incidental to transportation with 12.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Dispatchers in the US. The workforce of Dispatchers in 2017 was 285,626 people, with 55.2% woman, and 44.8% men. The average age of male Dispatchers in the workforce is 41.5 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 285,626 people, with 55.2% woman, and 44.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (39,609 people), 30 to 34 years (37,963 people), and 35 to 39 years (35,709 people). Among them they concentrated 39.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 14.5% of Dispatchers workers were Hispanic and 85.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.3%), Puerto Rican (15.2)%, and Cuban (5.49)%

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Races

In 2017, 76.9% of the Dispatchers workforce were White, of which 54% were women and 46% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.4%) and Other (3.92%).

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 (11,105 people), Protective Services (5,445 people), and Social Sciences (4,104 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 (103,778 people), High School or Equivalent (89,498 people), and Bachelors Degree (39,989 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.