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.

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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

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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

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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