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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
43-5031 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
Operate radio, telephone, or computer equipment at emergency response centers. Receive reports from the public of crimes, disturbances, fires, and medical or police emergencies. Relay information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May maintain contact with caller until responders arrive.
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) |
| 95,450 |
0.8 % |
$20.20 |
$42,020 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.46 |
$15.24 |
$19.06 |
$24.21 |
$30.13 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,920 |
$31,700 |
$39,640 |
$50,370 |
$62,680 |
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) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
77,330 |
1.42 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
6,050 |
2.03 |
$18.49 |
$38,460 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,680 |
0.26 |
$22.75 |
$47,310 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,170 |
0.07 |
$19.29 |
$40,120 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
2,140 |
0.04 |
$18.14 |
$37,740 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
6,050 |
2.03 |
$18.49 |
$38,460 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
77,330 |
1.42 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,680 |
0.26 |
$22.75 |
$47,310 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,170 |
0.07 |
$19.29 |
$40,120 |
| Junior Colleges |
360 |
0.05 |
$17.40 |
$36,200 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
7,670 |
0.65 |
0.96 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
| California |
6,600 |
0.40 |
0.59 |
$29.63 |
$61,620 |
| Florida |
6,120 |
0.73 |
1.09 |
$19.53 |
$40,630 |
| New Jersey |
4,140 |
1.03 |
1.54 |
$22.13 |
$46,030 |
| Ohio |
4,070 |
0.76 |
1.13 |
$20.60 |
$42,840 |
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) |
| Alabama |
2,730 |
1.42 |
2.12 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
| Mississippi |
1,440 |
1.29 |
1.92 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| West Virginia |
810 |
1.17 |
1.75 |
$14.77 |
$30,710 |
| Maine |
700 |
1.17 |
1.75 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
| New Mexico |
890 |
1.12 |
1.67 |
$17.20 |
$35,780 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,600 |
0.40 |
0.59 |
$29.63 |
$61,620 |
| District of Columbia |
180 |
0.25 |
0.37 |
$29.57 |
$61,500 |
| Nevada |
600 |
0.45 |
0.68 |
$27.97 |
$58,190 |
| Washington |
1,690 |
0.53 |
0.79 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
| Oregon |
950 |
0.52 |
0.78 |
$26.28 |
$54,650 |
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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 |
2,630 |
0.39 |
0.59 |
$21.95 |
$45,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,790 |
0.49 |
0.73 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,350 |
0.46 |
0.69 |
$19.67 |
$40,910 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,210 |
0.46 |
0.69 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
1,150 |
0.88 |
1.31 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,100 |
0.44 |
0.65 |
$24.57 |
$51,110 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,070 |
0.43 |
0.64 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,030 |
0.52 |
0.78 |
$23.27 |
$48,410 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,000 |
0.55 |
0.81 |
$25.51 |
$53,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
980 |
0.22 |
0.33 |
$29.26 |
$60,850 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| The Villages, FL |
60 |
2.44 |
3.65 |
$14.61 |
$30,390 |
| Gadsden, AL |
80 |
2.37 |
3.54 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Hinesville, GA |
40 |
2.12 |
3.16 |
$13.27 |
$27,590 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
90 |
1.85 |
2.76 |
$17.73 |
$36,870 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
60 |
1.82 |
2.72 |
$22.46 |
$46,710 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
80 |
1.79 |
2.67 |
$16.08 |
$33,440 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
120 |
1.69 |
2.53 |
$18.69 |
$38,880 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
120 |
1.68 |
2.51 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
100 |
1.62 |
2.42 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
200 |
1.61 |
2.41 |
$21.85 |
$45,440 |
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