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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-5032 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 197,910 |
1.2 % |
$19.80 |
$41,190 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.18 |
$14.04 |
$18.24 |
$23.85 |
$30.49 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,260 |
$29,200 |
$37,940 |
$49,600 |
$63,420 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Freight Trucking |
29,150 |
2.92 |
$20.36 |
$42,350 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
12,040 |
0.22 |
$23.54 |
$48,960 |
| Specialized Freight Trucking |
11,210 |
2.47 |
$21.38 |
$44,470 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
11,140 |
0.56 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
9,460 |
11.38 |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
9,460 |
11.38 |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
7,790 |
7.87 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
4,660 |
4.42 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery |
2,290 |
3.79 |
$19.66 |
$40,890 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
6,740 |
3.22 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
1,010 |
0.89 |
$32.91 |
$68,460 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
200 |
0.04 |
$30.80 |
$64,060 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
40 |
0.01 |
$29.14 |
$60,610 |
| Rail Transportation |
2,490 |
1.12 |
$28.73 |
$59,760 |
| Postal Service |
40 |
0.01 |
$28.36 |
$58,990 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
25,400 |
1.59 |
1.13 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
| Texas |
20,230 |
1.72 |
1.22 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
| New York |
11,490 |
1.26 |
0.90 |
$23.02 |
$47,870 |
| Florida |
10,720 |
1.30 |
0.93 |
$17.20 |
$35,780 |
| Ohio |
7,520 |
1.41 |
1.00 |
$18.89 |
$39,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
950 |
2.24 |
1.59 |
$25.24 |
$52,510 |
| Alaska |
720 |
2.23 |
1.58 |
$23.48 |
$48,840 |
| Louisiana |
4,200 |
2.18 |
1.55 |
$17.76 |
$36,950 |
| Nevada |
2,530 |
1.99 |
1.41 |
$18.74 |
$38,970 |
| Texas |
20,230 |
1.72 |
1.22 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
950 |
2.24 |
1.59 |
$25.24 |
$52,510 |
| Illinois |
7,090 |
1.20 |
0.85 |
$23.69 |
$49,280 |
| Washington |
4,280 |
1.40 |
0.99 |
$23.52 |
$48,920 |
| Alaska |
720 |
2.23 |
1.58 |
$23.48 |
$48,840 |
| New York |
11,490 |
1.26 |
0.90 |
$23.02 |
$47,870 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
9,130 |
1.39 |
0.98 |
$23.22 |
$48,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,820 |
1.62 |
1.15 |
$19.64 |
$40,860 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,500 |
1.87 |
1.33 |
$19.51 |
$40,570 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,780 |
1.31 |
0.93 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,940 |
1.62 |
1.15 |
$18.43 |
$38,340 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,400 |
1.76 |
1.25 |
$18.25 |
$37,970 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,280 |
1.29 |
0.91 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,050 |
2.24 |
1.59 |
$19.17 |
$39,870 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,750 |
1.44 |
1.02 |
$21.27 |
$44,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,520 |
1.01 |
0.72 |
$19.97 |
$41,540 |
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