Dispatchers (Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance)
Top 3 dispatcher Jobs
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Outside Plant Dispatcher
- VISIONARY COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- Gillette, WY
Outside Plant Dispatcher Visionary Broadband seeks an accomplished, upbeat, and friendly individual to join our team as an Outside Plant Dispatcher . The successful candidate for this role will have a ...
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Dispatcher
- Noble Casing Inc
- Williston, ND
Description: Summary Dispatches oil and water trucks to service assignments and relays communications to crews and other field personnel by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and ...
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Drayage Dispatch Clerk
- 100k Cargo llc
- Houston, TX
We are a small Trucking company, looking for someone to join our team and assist us with dispatching and administrative duties. Preferably someone with experience in the ports and drayage in Houston
What Dispatchers Do
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.
Dispatcher Salaries
- 2020 employment: 192,100
- May 2021 median annual wage: $44,050
Job Outlook for Dispatchers
Projected employment change, 2020-30:
- Number of new jobs: 8,300
- Growth rate: 4 percent (Slower than average)
How to Become a Dispatcher
Education and training:
- Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience in a related occupation: None
- Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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