Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 199,360 |
1.5 % |
$21.20 |
$44,100 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.14 |
$15.21 |
$19.32 |
$25.35 |
$32.62 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,260 |
$31,640 |
$40,190 |
$52,740 |
$67,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
| Truck Transportation |
40,020 |
2.63 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
10,690 |
0.48 |
$19.53 |
$40,630 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
10,430 |
0.19 |
$25.53 |
$53,100 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
8,250 |
10.94 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
7,340 |
6.98 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
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 |
8,250 |
10.94 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
7,340 |
6.98 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
5,180 |
4.59 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
7,020 |
2.98 |
$21.91 |
$45,570 |
| Truck Transportation |
40,020 |
2.63 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
22,900 |
1.84 |
1.36 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| California |
20,850 |
1.20 |
0.88 |
$22.29 |
$46,370 |
| New York |
13,370 |
1.40 |
1.03 |
$25.21 |
$52,430 |
| Florida |
11,810 |
1.34 |
0.99 |
$17.90 |
$37,240 |
| Illinois |
7,400 |
1.23 |
0.91 |
$22.97 |
$47,780 |
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) |
| Nebraska |
2,140 |
2.17 |
1.60 |
$29.57 |
$61,500 |
| Alaska |
650 |
2.04 |
1.50 |
$28.25 |
$58,750 |
| Texas |
22,900 |
1.84 |
1.36 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| North Dakota |
760 |
1.79 |
1.32 |
$25.04 |
$52,080 |
| Louisiana |
3,420 |
1.78 |
1.31 |
$20.70 |
$43,050 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nebraska |
2,140 |
2.17 |
1.60 |
$29.57 |
$61,500 |
| Alaska |
650 |
2.04 |
1.50 |
$28.25 |
$58,750 |
| District of Columbia |
480 |
0.66 |
0.49 |
$26.32 |
$54,750 |
| New York |
13,370 |
1.40 |
1.03 |
$25.21 |
$52,430 |
| North Dakota |
760 |
1.79 |
1.32 |
$25.04 |
$52,080 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
13,670 |
1.42 |
1.04 |
$25.35 |
$52,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,970 |
1.12 |
0.82 |
$21.16 |
$44,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,260 |
1.71 |
1.26 |
$23.02 |
$47,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,100 |
1.31 |
0.96 |
$23.54 |
$48,950 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,640 |
1.85 |
1.36 |
$19.70 |
$40,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,110 |
1.56 |
1.15 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
3,620 |
3.49 |
2.57 |
$18.85 |
$39,210 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,460 |
1.09 |
0.80 |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,380 |
1.18 |
0.87 |
$20.65 |
$42,940 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
3,170 |
1.60 |
1.18 |
$21.25 |
$44,200 |
United States Department of Labor
