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Also called dispatcher, distribution system dispatcher, DSD and load dispatcher.
$106,730
Median pay a year
8,520
People do this work
6
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Operating energy distribution equipment
Planning production procedures
Recording production data
Monitoring equipment operation
Monitoring external factors
Inspecting production equipment
Calculating labor requirements
Adjusting equipment
Exchanging information with colleagues
Directing operational activities
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Power Distributor and Dispatcher
Summary
Power distributor coordinating and regulating electricity distribution, collaborating with engineers and field personnel while monitoring equipment and responding to emergencies
Experience
Power Distributor and Dispatcher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Coordinated with engineers, planners, and field personnel to provide information such as clearances and switching orders
Responded to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and routed current around affected areas
Controlled and monitored equipment that regulates or distributes electricity, using data obtained from instruments or computers
Directed personnel engaged in controlling distribution equipment, instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators
Distributed and regulated the flow of power between generating stations, substations, and users, tracking the status of circuits
Prepared switching orders to isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems
Monitored and recorded switchboard readings to ensure that electrical distribution equipment operated properly
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating energy distribution equipment, Adjusting equipment
Checking & Planning
Planning production procedures, Inspecting production equipment, Calculating labor requirements
Core Skills
Monitoring equipment operation, Monitoring external factors, Recording production data, Exchanging information with colleagues, Directing operational activities
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Coordinated with engineers and field personnelResponded to transformer and transmission line failuresControlled and monitored electricity distribution equipmentDirected personnel in operating distribution machineryRegulated power flow between generating stations and usersPrepared switching orders to isolate work areas
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Coordinated with engineers and field personnel to ensure effective electricity distribution and operational efficiency
Controlled and monitored electricity distribution equipment, ensuring reliable power flow to users
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Add how often you coordinated with engineers and field personnel
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Coordinated daily with multiple teams to ensure effective electricity distribution and operational efficiency
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Daily with multiple teamsSeveral times each weekRegularly for ongoing projects
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Show what improved in power flow because you monitored equipment
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Controlled and monitored electricity distribution equipment, ensuring reliable power flow to users
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Reduced outages during peak hoursImproved response time to issuesEnhanced overall system reliability
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What a Power Distributor and Dispatcher does
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Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
What it pays
How much does a Power Distributor and Dispatcher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$90,200
Median
$106,730
75th percentile
$130,940
About 8,520 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$106,080
$114,570
$138,260
AR
$95,770
$117,370
$135,680
AZ
$86,300
$98,510
$102,210
CA
$106,730
$137,570
$174,730
FL
$73,740
$101,060
$110,430
GA
$71,790
$80,560
$94,960
IA
$45,450
$102,980
$108,460
ID
$131,500
$136,550
$152,680
IL
$73,890
$101,470
$109,530
IN
$96,350
$129,080
$138,620
KS
$81,590
$116,810
$126,340
KY
$89,920
$105,600
$130,940
MA
$102,330
$121,010
$133,710
MD
$95,590
$113,660
$113,770
ME
$97,810
$121,520
$121,520
MI
$93,560
$116,780
$127,700
MN
$82,390
$105,630
$126,540
MO
$85,470
$105,450
$118,660
MS
$83,730
$98,960
$131,930
NC
$79,350
$90,420
$98,800
NE
$84,540
$98,570
$102,580
NJ
$111,460
$128,220
$135,440
NM
$75,600
$79,580
$103,840
NV
$125,720
$138,300
$143,770
NY
$127,790
$139,390
$159,380
OH
$86,390
$100,320
$108,950
OK
$81,990
$105,530
$136,180
OR
$128,690
$137,490
$166,610
PA
$79,190
$98,930
$102,710
SC
$77,260
$91,570
$101,940
SD
$105,240
$130,270
$130,270
TN
$63,160
$79,910
$108,770
TX
$87,010
$102,890
$106,750
VA
$64,530
$81,080
$102,220
WA
$128,350
$144,710
$166,910
WI
$75,820
$83,140
$92,920
WV
$99,170
$101,960
$103,020
WY
$116,800
$120,210
$120,230
Other names
Other names for this job
dispatcher, distribution system dispatcher, DSD, load dispatcher, power system dispatcher, auxiliary operator, board operator, control area operator, control board operator, control operator, control room operator, distribution a class lineman.
More names for this work
distribution lineman, distribution operator, distribution system operator, DSO, distribution systems serviceperson, electric system operator, electrical energy distribution tech, electrical energy distribution technician, electrical energy storage tech, electrical energy storage technician, feeder swb operator, feeder switchboard operator, motor room controller, power and recovery shift engineer, power system operator, real time operator, station operator, steam and power panel operator, steam plant control room operator, substation operator, swb and control room operator, swb operator, switchboard and control room operator, switchboard operator, systems operator, transmission operator, transmission system operator, TSO, utilities operator, utility distribution inspector, utility inspector, utility swb operator, utility switchboard operator, voltage inspector, water distribution operator.
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Power Distributor and Dispatcher
Operating energy distribution equipment
Planning production procedures
Recording production data
Monitoring equipment operation
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