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Also called aircraft dispatcher, auto service dispatcher, automobile rental dispatcher and automotive service dispatcher.
$50,340
Median pay a year
202,810
People do this work
6
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Tracking goods or materials
Selecting needed resources
Operating communications equipment
Maintaining operational records
Preparing documentation
Relaying information
Providing information
Preparing employee schedules
Distributing materials
Ordering equipment
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Dispatcher
Summary
Dispatcher scheduling workers and service vehicles based on customer requests, preparing daily work schedules, and relaying work orders to crews. Communicates with customers and maintains records of requests and services performed
Experience
Dispatcher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Scheduled workers and service vehicles based on customer requests using radios or telephones
Prepared daily work and run schedules for service operations
Conferred with customers to address questions or requests for service
Relayed work orders and messages to work crews and supervisors using telephones or two-way radios
Recorded and maintained files of customer requests and services performed
Monitored personnel and equipment locations to coordinate service and schedules
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Scheduled workers and service vehiclesPrepared daily work schedulesTalked with customers about needsRelayed messages to work crewsKept records of customer requestsOrdered supplies for the team
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Scheduled workers and service vehicles to ensure timely service delivery
Communicated with customers to understand their needs and address inquiries
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Add how often you scheduled workers and vehicles.
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Scheduled workers and service vehicles several times each day to ensure timely service delivery
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Several times each dayDaily for multiple teamsRegularly for various shifts
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Communicated with customers to understand their needs and address inquiries
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Customer satisfaction increasedResponse times improvedService requests were clearer
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The work itself
What a Dispatcher does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
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.
What it pays
How much does a 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
$42,750
Median
$50,340
75th percentile
$62,450
About 202,810 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$49,340
$56,730
$73,880
AL
$39,140
$48,790
$58,530
AR
$37,240
$47,130
$59,010
AZ
$42,340
$47,880
$58,000
CA
$46,120
$52,350
$63,160
CO
$47,910
$54,070
$64,040
CT
$44,180
$47,960
$62,030
DC
$47,980
$72,260
$87,090
DE
$47,840
$57,170
$62,990
FL
$38,700
$45,880
$58,790
GA
$39,830
$49,180
$61,140
HI
$44,980
$52,570
$66,560
IA
$43,200
$47,000
$60,340
ID
$38,590
$49,660
$65,380
IL
$46,750
$57,240
$71,410
IN
$42,530
$50,060
$62,510
KS
$38,580
$47,170
$60,620
KY
$41,770
$49,990
$61,890
LA
$38,160
$47,050
$59,970
MA
$47,570
$55,690
$67,100
MD
$43,980
$51,350
$64,360
ME
$46,620
$55,150
$67,600
MI
$42,390
$49,490
$62,040
MN
$46,960
$59,220
$72,210
MO
$42,780
$51,410
$64,990
MS
$36,150
$45,660
$59,400
MT
$44,030
$47,140
$60,910
NC
$41,390
$48,230
$59,110
ND
$46,800
$57,580
$68,640
NE
$45,850
$53,880
$63,740
NH
$47,110
$52,770
$62,010
NJ
$46,400
$54,590
$64,450
NM
$37,440
$43,960
$53,550
NV
$40,630
$47,920
$58,630
NY
$44,410
$55,810
$74,840
OH
$43,640
$50,320
$62,810
OK
$36,940
$44,950
$56,620
OR
$46,980
$54,980
$65,510
PA
$42,840
$49,960
$61,260
PR
$22,710
$24,750
$28,730
RI
$46,170
$49,320
$60,380
SC
$39,110
$47,550
$61,120
SD
$31,200
$43,920
$49,490
TN
$41,350
$49,660
$59,040
TX
$37,630
$47,320
$59,980
UT
$42,740
$51,010
$61,780
VA
$43,830
$50,710
$62,100
VT
$46,200
$56,360
$61,940
WA
$49,920
$59,330
$72,240
WI
$44,650
$52,350
$62,390
WV
$35,780
$46,620
$59,080
WY
$41,060
$48,690
$58,850
Other names
Other names for this job
aircraft dispatcher, auto service dispatcher, automobile rental dispatcher, automotive service dispatcher, bus and trolley dispatcher, bus dispatcher, car dispatcher, city dispatcher, crew dispatcher, delivery dispatcher, dinkey dispatcher, engine dispatcher.
More names for this work
freight dispatcher, garbage truck dispatcher, gas dispatcher, gas load dispatcher, intermodal dispatcher, logistics dispatcher, maintenance dispatcher, maintenance services dispatcher, mine car dispatcher, mine dispatcher, motor vehicle dispatcher, night dispatcher, oil dispatcher, oil well services dispatcher, paratransit dispatcher, radio dispatcher, radioactive waste disposal dispatcher, relay dispatcher, repair service dispatcher, school bus dispatcher, security dispatcher, security guards dispatcher, service dispatcher, ship pilot dispatcher, street department dispatcher, streetcar dispatcher, system dispatcher, taxi dispatcher, taxicab dispatcher, tow truck dispatcher, traffic dispatcher, train dispatcher, transportation dispatcher, trouble dispatcher, truck dispatcher, truck rental dispatcher, tugboat dispatcher, water service dispatcher, work dispatcher, dispatchers except police fire and ambulance, airplane dispatch clerk, bus starter, cab starter, cab station attendant, car distributor, car starter, car supplier, car tracer.
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Dispatcher
Already yours: Tracking goods or materials, Selecting needed resources, Maintaining operational records
4 of the 10 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$50,340 a year
What you have not done yet. Operating communications equipment, Preparing documentation, Relaying information
This page is about the occupation Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.