Description
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.
Interests
- Conventional
- Realistic
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.
- Prepare daily work and run schedules.
- Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
- Relay work orders, messages, or information to or from work crews, supervisors, or field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios.
- Receive or prepare work orders.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Working with Computers
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Technology Skills
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Presentation software
- Mobile location based services software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Deductive Reasoning
Skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- Administration and Management
- Administrative
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Emergency Number ProfessionalCertifying Organization
National Emergency Number Association
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Workplace Violence and Threat SpecialistCertifying Organization
McAfee Institute
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Professional Dispatching and SchedulingCertifying Organization
Community Transportation Association of America
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $42,174 |
| Median (50%) | $48,148 |
| High (90%) | $58,425 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $48,562 |
| Mid Level | $55,441 |
| Senior Level | $63,396 |
| Expert Level | $73,420 |
Employability
There are currently 215,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 215,700 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 0%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 0%
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